kimveach 's review for:

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was an excellent book to read after seeing Stratford-Upon-Avon on our UK trip. I've heard the idea that Shakespeare didn't necessarily write the plays himself, but I never considered it much before.  This book made an excellent argument for a woman having written some of the plays.   This was a dual timeline story.  I loved the story set in the past.  The present-day story wasn't quite as compelling for me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism