Rhonda F. (AvoidinReality) reviewed on
Helpful Score: 1
This is a very contemporary story...you have a sense that the characters could exist and the action in this book could be unfolding, just as it's written, somewhere right now, while you read. The relationships between the characters are outlined in realistic terms, as if you are eavesdropping on their lives instead of floating above them, knowing more than they do. Just as in life, the resolution isn't neat and pretty...many things go unsaid or unknown. This is what I love about Jodi Picoult's writing.
I had a bit of trouble keeping track of which parent belonged to which child in the beginning, but that happens to me sometimes when more than three characters are introduced at a time. Other than that, it was a fairly engrossing story and I finished it quickly. Hopefully "Second Glance" is just as good....anyone have a copy? =)
I had a bit of trouble keeping track of which parent belonged to which child in the beginning, but that happens to me sometimes when more than three characters are introduced at a time. Other than that, it was a fairly engrossing story and I finished it quickly. Hopefully "Second Glance" is just as good....anyone have a copy? =)
