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katelynavery 's review for:
Second Glance
by Jodi Picoult
I was worried at the beginning that I wouldn't like this book (and I will admit that the negative reviews on here had something to do with it). But I actually really, really enjoyed this novel.
It started off rough. Jodi Picoult is known for writing in different POVs, but typically it's 4-5 point of views. This novel started out with many, and where I was used to the POVs being chapter sized and headed with the name of the character, these were small snippets, a page and a half, two maybe at most and you didn't know who it was about until you read further on. It made it very difficult to distinguish who was who and as I read on, I had to keep a mental note of what was going on in their lives a few pages back. Once you kind of establish the characters and their settings, it becomes easier.
Picoult is also known for throwing in surprises. Typically, the biggest surprises come st the end of her novels. But in Second Glance they were everywhere. Even though I could see some coming from pages and pages away, I still enjoyed every single revelation.
Second Glance is so different from every other Jodi Picoult novel I've read (and I've read 15). My first impression was a creepy almost Stephen King-like thriller feeling. It was weird. And there isn't a trial in this one!
It's one of her older books, but I would like to see her write something along these lines again, something so different.
Also, the I had no idea about the Vermont Eugenicists and I found that absolutely intriguing! Great topic! Great way to enter into it too!
It started off rough. Jodi Picoult is known for writing in different POVs, but typically it's 4-5 point of views. This novel started out with many, and where I was used to the POVs being chapter sized and headed with the name of the character, these were small snippets, a page and a half, two maybe at most and you didn't know who it was about until you read further on. It made it very difficult to distinguish who was who and as I read on, I had to keep a mental note of what was going on in their lives a few pages back. Once you kind of establish the characters and their settings, it becomes easier.
Picoult is also known for throwing in surprises. Typically, the biggest surprises come st the end of her novels. But in Second Glance they were everywhere. Even though I could see some coming from pages and pages away, I still enjoyed every single revelation.
Second Glance is so different from every other Jodi Picoult novel I've read (and I've read 15). My first impression was a creepy almost Stephen King-like thriller feeling. It was weird. And there isn't a trial in this one!
It's one of her older books, but I would like to see her write something along these lines again, something so different.
Also, the I had no idea about the Vermont Eugenicists and I found that absolutely intriguing! Great topic! Great way to enter into it too!