Mercy

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It's a hit!

My favorite part of this book had to have been how much it really gets you thinking. It makes you think about trust, loyalty, honesty, passion, and... (show more)

My favorite part of this book had to have been how much it really gets you thinking. It makes you think about trust, loyalty, honesty, passion, and most importantly, love. What does it truly mean to love the person you promised to spend the rest of your life with? What would you do to prove to them how much you love them and how much you will continue to love them, even when they are gone. I found myself rooting for Jamie the whole way through. Only someone who truly loves their wife as much as they should would do something like what he did for her.
The middle of the book became fairly slow, but overall it kept good pace. The storyline between Cam and Mia dragged on for me too much. It may just be that I was angry at him for doing such a thing, but it still was slow. The connection between Jamie and Allie was incredible and really kept me intrigued.
Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors, and never fails to impress me. (show less)

 

 

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No, it's a flop!

I found this book quite painful and a chore to read, which is strange as I normally like Jodi Picoult; although I did keep reading so that's at lea... (show more)

I found this book quite painful and a chore to read, which is strange as I normally like Jodi Picoult; although I did keep reading so that's at least one thing. I think that the main idea was good I just didn't believe in the characters. (show less)

 

 

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  I really didn't enjoy this one as much as some of her others - it was hard to get into, and frankly I had a hard time finishing it. Normally, I don't have that problem with her books, but this one was just not enjoyable for me. It wasn't the issue in the book that bothered me, that had the potential to be interesting. Perhaps it was the characters, I did have a rather hard time enjoying them, and some of them I really just wanted to smack for being so annoying. Frankly, I wasn't able to feel ... (show more)

  I really didn't enjoy this one as much as some of her others - it was hard to get into, and frankly I had a hard time finishing it. Normally, I don't have that problem with her books, but this one was just not enjoyable for me. It wasn't the issue in the book that bothered me, that had the potential to be interesting. Perhaps it was the characters, I did have a rather hard time enjoying them, and some of them I really just wanted to smack for being so annoying. Frankly, I wasn't able to feel sympathetic for any of them, except perhaps Maggie because of the suffering she had to deal with. But then, she's also dead for most of the book too. Parts of this book also just struck me as so unrealistic that it was hard to deal with. I can deal with a bit of unrealism in a book, heck, the bonsai trees didn't really annoy me. But some of the actions by the characters and the way the town was portrayed, I dunno...

  Anyway, Ms. Picoult has much better books out there that I'd recommend instead of this one. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on May 15, 2009 at 03:39PM

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  This is the third Picoult book I've read and, while not my favorite, I did enjoy it. I was a little distracted by some of the stranger details (the Bonsai trees bursting free, for example) and I could definitely tell this isn't one of her most recent books; the writing isn't as fluid as it has since become, though it was still a relatively quick read. The interesting, though-provoking story line is definitley there along with richly developed, unique characters who grow and change in the cour... (show more)

  This is the third Picoult book I've read and, while not my favorite, I did enjoy it. I was a little distracted by some of the stranger details (the Bonsai trees bursting free, for example) and I could definitely tell this isn't one of her most recent books; the writing isn't as fluid as it has since become, though it was still a relatively quick read. The interesting, though-provoking story line is definitley there along with richly developed, unique characters who grow and change in the course of the story. That is what I read Picoult for and I why I enjoy her. As in the other two books of hers I read, I didn't like the ending. No spoilers, but I didn't think it turned out the way it would have in real life. I've come to accept that I'll usually be disappointed in the way her stories end, but that won't stop me from reading more of them. (show less)

   

  by Laura Wenger on Apr 29, 2009 at 08:03PM

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