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venomess's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dharma130's review against another edition
4.0
Love all her books! I'd actually give this one 3.5 stars. Her other ones I've read were a little better.
gogogear's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This book was so unrealistic, and I’m not referring to the God visions. It hasn’t been legal since the 19th century to have someone “put away” in a mental institution just because you don’t know how to deal with them. Yet Mariah’s husband committing her to a facility is a main theme in the book. Also, her husband just “decided” how their divorce would be split up, and mailed her a finalized divorce decree in the mail. She didn’t have to look it over, agree or even sign off on anything? What century is this author writing from? Oh right it was published in 1999? The characters were stereotypical, unlikeable, and cheesy. This storyline had such potential but all was lost. I haven’t disliked a book this much in a long time.
drsldn's review against another edition
3.0
Jodi Picoult's books are one of my guilty secrets - I simply can't resist them, like a dark chocolate truffle, every now and again. This one was slightly disappointing, sometimes it seemed to be more about the two adults getting together, but it offered, as ever, a multi-viewpoint exploration of a difficult subject.
rocksthereader's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. It's pretty rare that a book affects me to the point of reducing me to tears, but this is the second Jodi Piccoult book to do this to me (the first being My Sister's Keeper). For me it was never an issue about whether what was happening to Faith was real, it was how her mother, Mariah, dealt with what was happening. I am a mother of 2 kids who suffered post-natal depression, and still have feelings of inadequacy from time to time over my parenting skills, so I related to the struggles Mariah was going through. Mental illness is such a misunderstood issue in today's society, and I think that Jodi has written about this subject with care & compassion.
clevergirl216's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
dtab62's review against another edition
4.0
Jodi Picoult was recommended to me by a friend's daughter. I chose Keeping Faith simply because I came across it at a used book shop. I don't read a lot of fiction, but will be reading more of her work. Good tempo, engaging storyline, and well-structured.
kb_hg's review against another edition
2.0
This took me forever to read! I kept falling asleep, but I still love the way Jodi writes, just wasn’t for me
emerygirl's review against another edition
2.0
This book was very thought provoking and had an interesting story. Like a lot of Jodi Picoult's book, it made you think. But when it ended I still had a lot of unanswered questions. So that kind of irritated me a little. Not the best Picoult book, but not the worst
cemoses's review against another edition
4.0
The book held my interest. However, like many modern novels there are too many themes in the book.