I have read many books by Jodi Picoult. Her writing style captivates my attention and sends me reeling into her fictional stories. One of my personal favorite is Nineteen Minutes – in fact, I have recently re-read it. It was time, though, to discover a new Jodi Picoult book. I saw House Rules on the ...
This book, as Picoult’s generally do, alternates between different points of view and periods in time. In this case, the story is told by Paige (in the first person) and from her husband, Nicholas’s point of view, but in the third person. Since Paige’s parts are told in the first person and Nicholas’s in the ...
Someone once said that love is what makes the world go ’round…that may be true, but love can lead to all kinds of havoc that may disrupt your entire life, as is so artfully told by author Jodi Picoult in her book, Mercy. In the hills of Picoult’s Massachusetts there is a small town by ...
Jodi Picoult is a great writer, a thorough researcher and a fantastic storyteller – there certainly is no denying those facts. But with Change of Heart, she’s once again fallen a bit short of her potential. As with many of her other recent novels, Change of Heart feels too formulaic to be enjoyable for avid ...
“There’s some illogical part of me that still believes if you want superman to show up, first there’s got to be someone worth saving.” Jodi Picoult I’ve always loved comics. I love the swiftness of the narrative, how the action and the graphics grab you and suck you into the story. I remember discovering ...
Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors. The way she approaches sensitive topics such as stem-cell research, the right to die, teen suicide, etc., fascinates me. The sensitive issue in this book is date rape. Fourteen-year-old Trixie Stone recently fell in love for the first time. When Jason broke up with her, all she ...
