A review by craalm
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult

4.0

I've seen that many people have been critical of this book. I can understand why this may be, when many people are familiar with Jodi's other books, and I am a big fan of Jodi Picoult myself. However, I think it's important when you start this book to understand that it's VERY different from anything that Jodi Picoult has written before. It shouldn't be compared to her previous books; it stands on it's own. Take away any expectation you may have from the name of the author, and this book is actually pretty good. The concept is simply amazing to me. The idea that when you close a book, the characters are free to exist as they wish, but when the covers are open, they are compelled to perform the book over and over again, as if it was a theatre performance. The book may lack a lot of depth that you normally find in these kind of books, but the details are charming. The fact that you get the fairytale in the book along with the main characters of Oliver and Delilah. The idea that anything that finds it's way out of the book only exists as words in our world. The idea of two characters falling in love who are forced to be separated. The illustrations are amazing too. And it was these details that made me like this book so much, even though the plot line lacked a lot of depth, and had inconsistencies in places. I don't want to give away too much of the ending, but I loved the twist with 'Between The Lines' at the end, even though I did have one problem with the ending (which I won't go into here because of spoilers.) So, although this book does lack depth in places, the concept and the little original ideas scattered throughout the book interested me greatly and made this a very enjoyable read for me.