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A review by rcomte
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
5.0
Jodi's writing is so enrapturing that she got me to finish a book that I started reading out of boredom and didn't think I would like. I'm not a fan of mystery novels, I generally prefer fantasy and autobiographies. I also didn't think I would be able to relate to the characters and be interested in the outcomes of their stories... But I ultimately I was, and finished the book within a few days.
I did debate giving this story only fours stars because I disagree with the ending. Although the culprit was obvious to me after a certain scene that will not be named... I would have more easily accepted the ending if it had been done for a less selfish reason or that this person found the baby already dead and just concealed the body. The ending was uncomfortable and the reasoning for it was unconvincing for me, but I came to the conclusion that it was put there so that we don't finish the book believing the generalization that all Amish people are saints that put other people ahead of themselves.
I just can't believe that this particular character could do this for that reason... To the point where I have read and reread that last page to try to find some other explanation... There is some ambiguity at the end that I liked, but not enough... the confession combined with the foreshadowing makes it really hard to believe anything other than the worst.
Regardless of the ending, the book was entertaining, it made me think, and gave me an unexpected understanding of the Amish, so it is deserving of 5 stars.
I did debate giving this story only fours stars because I disagree with the ending. Although the culprit was obvious to me after a certain scene that will not be named... I would have more easily accepted the ending if it had been done for a less selfish reason or that this person found the baby already dead and just concealed the body. The ending was uncomfortable and the reasoning for it was unconvincing for me, but I came to the conclusion that it was put there so that we don't finish the book believing the generalization that all Amish people are saints that put other people ahead of themselves.
I just can't believe that this particular character could do this for that reason... To the point where I have read and reread that last page to try to find some other explanation... There is some ambiguity at the end that I liked, but not enough... the confession combined with the foreshadowing makes it really hard to believe anything other than the worst.
Regardless of the ending, the book was entertaining, it made me think, and gave me an unexpected understanding of the Amish, so it is deserving of 5 stars.