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Sing You Home

by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author)

3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 · rating details · 37,312 ratings · 4,635 reviews

Every life has a soundtrack. All you have to do is listen.

Music has set the tone for most of Zoe Baxter’s life. There’s the melody that reminds her of the summer she spent rubbing baby oil on her stomach in pursuit of the perfect tan. A dance beat that makes her think of using a fake ID to slip into a nightclub. A dirge that marked the years she spent trying to get pregn

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Nov 07, 2012 Nancy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, library-books, lgbt, women

This is the first novel I’ve read by Jodi Picoult. I admire her courage and honesty for tackling such issues as infertility, gay rights, parenthood, and religious beliefs. I read somewhere that Jodi’s own teenage son came out to her while she was writing this book. He’s very fortunate to have such supportive parents.

Zoe Baxter is a music therapist desperate to have a child. Max, her husband of nine years, has his own landscaping business, enjoys surfing, and struggles with alcoholism. Unable to...more This is the first novel I’ve read by Jodi Picoult. I admire her courage and honesty for tackling such issues as infertility, gay rights, parenthood, and religious beliefs. I read somewhere that Jodi’s own teenage son came out to her while she was writing this book. He’s very fortunate to have such supportive parents.

Zoe Baxter is a music therapist desperate to have a child. Max, her husband of nine years, has his own landscaping business, enjoys surfing, and struggles with alcoholism. Unable to cope with their infertility or mend their broken relationship, he leaves Zoe. Zoe then meets and falls in love with Vanessa, a high school guidance counselor. Zoe still wants a baby, and Max is still not ready for fatherhood, but both parents want what’s best for their embryos left at the fertility clinic after their divorce.

I loved Zoe’s profession as a music therapist. While not very high-paying, she gets to make a difference in the lives of those who suffer from dementia, autism, and mental illness. I imagine this is a very satisfying, yet very emotionally draining career. Vanessa also does well for her young charges, especially depressed and suicidal Lucy, who benefits from Zoe’s music therapy.

The problem here is that Zoe and Vanessa are so perfect in every way. With no flaws, they lacked depth and complexity. Zoe’s agony over her inability to have a baby was heartbreaking, but I also felt deeply for her ex-husband, Max, who felt he was merely being used as a sperm donor.

After the divorce, Max moves in with his Christian brother, Reid, and his wife, Liddy, and finds comfort and peace in their church.

The Christian characters in the story also suffered the same lack of depth, particularly the church officials and lawyers. While it is evident that the author has done extensive research on in vitro fertilization and music therapy, I wish she had been more thorough and fair in her portrayal of Christianity.

A balanced perspective would have made this story much more compelling and thought-provoking.

Zoe and Vanessa marry in Massachusetts and honeymoon at the Highlands Inn in Bethlehem, NH and I couldn't resist checking out their rainbow chairs.

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Sep 26, 2012 Karen Linton rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

Searching for an apologetic for a homosexual lifestyle? This is the book for you!

This review is from: Sing You Home: A Novel (Paperback)
I've read all of Jodi's books previously and was so excited to see this one on the shelf at WalMart. Unfortunately,(no spoilers in my review), this novel paints all evangelical Christians as homophobic scumbags and all lesbians as kind-hearted, loving saints. I kept hoping it would change, that Jodi would not keep lumping me in with Westboro Baptist Church idi...more

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Apr 03, 2011 Thomas rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, five-stars, glbt, own-physical

Sing You Home is my new favorite novel by Jodi Picoult, and as of now (mid-March, 2011) my favorite book of this year.

There are so many things I wish I could say coherently about this book. I was at a loss of words when I finished it three hours ago, and I still am speechless. But I want to write this review while the emotions it evoked are still at their strongest.

The writing was superb as always. Picoult doesn't use a lot of "SAT" vocabulary, or extremely complex sentence structure, but the wa...more Sing You Home is my new favorite novel by Jodi Picoult, and as of now (mid-March, 2011) my favorite book of this year.

There are so many things I wish I could say coherently about this book. I was at a loss of words when I finished it three hours ago, and I still am speechless. But I want to write this review while the emotions it evoked are still at their strongest.

The writing was superb as always. Picoult doesn't use a lot of "SAT" vocabulary, or extremely complex sentence structure, but the way she engages readers with detail and finesse is extraordinary. I am always tempted to read just a single page more, then just one chapter more, until I've gone through the entire 400+ page book. I even forgot to put this on my to-read shelf on Goodreads.

Picoult's characters are splendid - by the middle of the book I was immersed in Zoe's yearning for children and Max's difficulty with alcohol abuse, and I felt like they were real, breathing people. Vanessa's no-nonsense attitude I admired, and side characters like Dara and Lucy I came to love as well.

The element that really made me appreciate this novel was Picoult's take on gay marriage, and homosexual inequality in contemporary society. I cannot adequately state how inspiring this book was to me in that regard. Here is one of the many powerful quotes that I had to stop and re-read (I even put this in my favorite quotes section on Facebook)...

"I remember my mother telling me that, when she was a little girl in Catholic school, the nuns used to hit her left hand every time she wrote with it. Nowadays, if a teacher did that, she'd probably be arrested for child abuse. The optimist in me wants to believe sexuality will eventually become like handwriting: there's no right way or wrong way to do it. We're all just wired differently.

It's also worth nothing that, when you meet someone, you never bother to ask if he's right- or left- handed.

After all: Does it really matter to anyone other than the person holding the pen?"

Beautiful.

*cross-posted from my blog the quiet voice.(less)

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Mar 09, 2011 Jeanette rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: all-fiction, domestic-and-relationship-fiction

This story is slightly corny at times, but Jodi Picoult gets bonus points for guts. She's bound to get complaints from both sides of the arguments presented in the book. There will be gay people who say she got things all wrong or trivialized them, and the hate-mongering, gay-bashing religious zealots will probably send her death threats.

All the common remarks and complaints about Picoult's novels are valid. They're formulaic, reductive, predictable, oversimplified, and they rely a little too h...more

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Nov 26, 2011 CaroB rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to CaroB by: Jen Burness

Shelves: 3rdthursbc, favourites

Ms Picoult is simply brilliant. I used to have her on my auto-buy list and have to admit that her last few books, while good, have seemed somewhat formulaic. I was hovering on whether or not to buy this book when my friend suggested it for this month's book-club read. I'm so glad she gave me that push.
I wont give another synopsis of the story, you can read enough of those on the reviews below. What I will do is give my opinion.
Someone once said (Hemingway? Orwell?) - and I'm paraphrasing: that...more

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May 17, 2013 FREEBIRD rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: People who like message books.

Shelves: biblical, contemporary-fiction, court-room, drug-abuse, feminist-issues, family-problems, lgbtq, medical-issues, mental-illness, real-life-issues, romance

I don't know how I feel about being preached at, even when I agree with the preacher.

This review is going to be raw and my most honest review on Goodreads to date. This is going to be long and tedious and I will completely understand if it's a TL;DR type deal. No worries. But I feel this must be said.

This is because I have been one of those evangelical Christians that were so thoroughly bashed in this novel. I have also been with my very best guy friend in the entire world as he came out and got...more

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Apr 21, 2012 Cheryl rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I like books that make me think about life, books that challenge me in some way to expand my perceptions and understanding about how other people approach life. This book does that. The story line is set around Zoe Baxter and her quest to have a child. Her quest takes her through several failed pregnancies, a divorce, an unexpected new love and hope for the future, only to find out it won't be so easy. The hardcover version of this book includes a complete CD of original songs to be played with...more

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Mar 01, 2011 Aleeeeeza rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-read

After reading My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, I was pretty apprehensive about reading this one. But after KT’s suggestion to give her another try and Heather’s recommendation of Sing You Home I thought I might as well give it a try. Plus, I only had seven days to read it until it expired on GalleyGrab. And I’m kind of glad for that, because if it weren’t, I probably wouldn’t have even read it.

So, the story: Max and Zoe have been married for nine years, five of which they’ve spent in earnest...more After reading My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, I was pretty apprehensive about reading this one. But after KT’s suggestion to give her another try and Heather’s recommendation of Sing You Home I thought I might as well give it a try. Plus, I only had seven days to read it until it expired on GalleyGrab. And I’m kind of glad for that, because if it weren’t, I probably wouldn’t have even read it.

So, the story: Max and Zoe have been married for nine years, five of which they’ve spent in earnest trying to have a baby, which, thanks to both of their fertility issues, proves to be quite challenging. They eventually have to use vitro fertilization, which involves embryos being injected with the father’s, erm, yeah, sperm and then planted into Zoe. (I’m not sure this is EXACTLY what happens, but I’m not exactly very term-reverent. Yeah.) After two miscarriages, things finally seem to be working out for them when Zoe’s third embryo-injection has been going strong for twenty-eight weeks, but then ultimately it ends in a stillbirth.

This proves to be the last straw for Max, who divorces Zoe and moves in with his super-religious older brother and sis-in-law. Soon enough, Max himself finds inspiration and converts into a strict Christian. As for Zoe, her life seems to lose track of time, and it’s only after she finds a close friend in a sort-of client, Vanessa, that she manages to get over the failure of her marriage and the failed attempts at motherhood. But slowly, their friendship becomes something else altogether and she finds that she’s in love with her lesbian best friend who’s also in love with her.

When it turns out that three embryo eggs Zoe and Max created are still left, Zoe and Vanessa want to plant them into Vanessa so Zoe can finally become a mum. However, Max, now being a conservative Christian and therefore anti-gay, refuses, which leads to a court-trial for the embryos’ custody.

All right, that was long. But the story’s pretty complicated, and that’s as concise as I could make it. And now for the review:

I finally get now why Jodi Picoult novels are called compulsively readable. Because this one totally was. The story’s told in the present-tense perspectives of Zoe, Max, and Vanessa, and it’s done really well. The characters themselves were very realistic to me, even if some of them did some rather awful stuff (like, yeah, MAX). Zoe worked as music therapist, which basically involves playing music for patients to rejuvinate their mental healths. I really liked learning about this profession, which I didn't have any clue of before.

But what I liked about this book so much was that, without being preachy, it gives an unprejudiced view of today’s society’s reaction to gay people. Yeah, the Christian side seemed to be the villain here, even though I know for a fact that open-minded Christians exist. The whole foray into a gay person’s mind was really quite enlightening, and since I have a gay character in one of my novels, I think reading this book will help a lot in shaping his character.

It was, however, a bit long, and did got a teensy bit repetitive at times. The ending was fairly satisfactory, but left some questions unanswered (what exactly was the deal with Lucy, for example) and maybe even a tad unrealistic in the sense that all the problems seem to be solved in the end and everybody’s gotten what they want. (Well, besides for Reid. Poor him.)

All in all, I really liked this one and totally recommend it to anyone looking for a thought-provoking read into the minds of gay people, and also how harrowing infertility can be for women.

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Apr 16, 2011 Ally Marie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have high expectations for her books because I loved House Rules, Change of Heart and Handle With Care and the can't-turn-the-pages-fast-enough-feeling from reading those books.

I was disappointed because I found the storyline to be very predictable and hoped for a shocking ending with unexpected twists and turns throughout. I don't want to post spoilers, so I will just say that: Max acted as I anticipated throughout the story, Lucy's part of the story was obvious from the beginning, Vanessa/Zo...more

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Aug 29, 2011 Robin rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-list, fiction, arcs

To be honest I've only read one other Jodi Picoult book, "My Sister's Keeper" but she is WILDLY popular with readers at the library where I work so I was happy to receive this ARC in the mail earlier this month. What surprised me was that a male teen patron nearly grabbed the book out of my hand last week because he was so excited to see a new one by her! He asked if he could read it next but then when I related the story to my assistant director, she expressed high interest as well, so she got...more

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Jun 26, 2011 Teresa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

By Jove, or should that be, by Jodi, goddess of modern-day storytelling, she’s done it again! In Sing You Home, Jodi Picoult has covered the four E’s “educate, entertain, engage and enthuse” and has created a belter of a story which genuinely fits the description “unputdownable”.

This will be a short but sweet review as I don’t wish to include spoilers which would mar future readers’ enjoyment. The story is told from three different perspectives, Zoe Baxter, a musician and music therapist, her hu...more
By Jove, or should that be, by Jodi, goddess of modern-day storytelling, she’s done it again! In Sing You Home, Jodi Picoult has covered the four E’s “educate, entertain, engage and enthuse” and has created a belter of a story which genuinely fits the description “unputdownable”.

This will be a short but sweet review as I don’t wish to include spoilers which would mar future readers’ enjoyment. The story is told from three different perspectives, Zoe Baxter, a musician and music therapist, her husband Max, a landscape gardener and Vanessa Shaw, a high school guidance counsellor who enlists the services of Zoe to use music therapy with one of her students. Somehow these three fairly ordinary individuals become enmeshed in a legal battle involving the three frozen embryos which were left in storage after Zoe and Max’s many failed attempts at IVF. As in many of Jodi’s novels, there are difficult social issues but in Sing You Home, I think she’s done her best work and topics as diverse as infertility, gay rights, music therapy, Christian beliefs, discrimination, the role of the family, relationship choices are seamlessly woven together.

It’s not all black and white though – whilst it is clear that the author doesn’t hold much “faith” with extreme religious fanaticism, we do see a more subtle, multi-tonal representation of those who have been “saved”. I learned a lot about the difficulties faced by those undergoing IVF, the dashing of hopes and dreams. I was made more aware of the hardship faced by those in same sex marriages in what we would assume to be a more liberal 21st century. I realised how hard it must be to leave the supportive community of fellow Christians if you feel you can’t make it on your own. Yes, indeed, my mind was truly boggling after reading this book, in a good way!

This review is based on an advance electronic version provided by www.simonandschuster.com. It’s definitely a sign of a great book that I was willing to stay up to the wee small hours reading this on my laptop! I eagerly await the publication of the “real” book, 1st March in the US and 12th April in the UK when I will also be able to listen to the cd which accompanies the ten tracks/chapters of the novel. I’ve been interested in music therapy for a while and I look forward to hearing the voice of Jodi’s friend, Ellen Wilber who will be Zoe’s voice. Picoult fans, you are in for a treat!

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Mar 10, 2011 Morgan F rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: jodi-picoult, 2011, galleygrab, e-book, read-2011, multiple, good-sized

If you ever read a Jodi Picoult novel, you know the drill. Multiple perspectives, courtroom tension, controversial topic, a little twist, insightful little quotes here and there. Lately, though, I haven't really liked her novels, the more of them I read, the less I like them. However, this one wasn't too bad. It wasn't my favorite by any means, but it wasn't her worse either. It divulged into corniness sometimes, but there were some humorous moments that, in retrospect, I really wish I had writt...more If you ever read a Jodi Picoult novel, you know the drill. Multiple perspectives, courtroom tension, controversial topic, a little twist, insightful little quotes here and there. Lately, though, I haven't really liked her novels, the more of them I read, the less I like them. However, this one wasn't too bad. It wasn't my favorite by any means, but it wasn't her worse either. It divulged into corniness sometimes, but there were some humorous moments that, in retrospect, I really wish I had written them down.

My main complaint of this book is Picoult's one-sidedness about the topic at hand. Usually she is very good at maintaining a sympathetic POV on either side of the case, but in this book it is clear she favored one side. On one hand, we have the religious zealots who will do anything to prevent gay marriage, and on the other hand, we have a lesbian couple just trying to get a baby. Just from that description, you can probably tell what side I favor, and it was just as obvious in Picoult's novel. Her treatment of the Christians in this novel was just so harsh. She portrayed all of them as obnoxious, oppressive fanatics, who hide their fear and hate behind the Bible. There was no one in the book that was mildly religious, just obsessively so. Even though I have been confirmed as a Catholic, I don't really practice any faith, but I still felt kind of offended bythe stance Picoult took. I know she was being sympathetic to the defense of gay marriage, a cause I am all for, but she risked being offensive towards religious people, which I did not like.

A minor complaint, but I also felt the timeline of the story was bit rushed. So all in a period of around six months, the principle character, Zoe, has a miscarriage, gets a divorce, has a new best friend, falls in love with the best friend, embraces lesbianism, gets married, decides to have baby, and gets taken to court............gah. Know what I have accomplished in six months? Poo. All that has changed is that my Senioritis is reaching its boiling point.

Overall, I liked it. Even though my review is mostly criticism, I really liked the book. Enough to give it four stars immediately after reading. In retrospect, perhaps it deserves less, but I will leave it as is. A solid Jodi Picoult. A good transitory novel for readers looking to get into Picoult, as well as a solid read for fans.

Thanks, SImon & Schuster for letting me read an advanced copy.
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Jan 31, 2012 Naomi rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have come to the conclusion, that, IMO, Ms. Picoult is more than likely the most overhyped female author in the United States today. Now, that I have absolutely suffered through this triffling piece of trash of a book, I can honestly say that. Ms. Picoult's books are one reason why I try to stay away from the big house publishers anymore. Here is another author who is crammed down our throats with mediocre writing. I agree with other reviewers who call Ms. Picoult's books formulaic, but I will...more

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Jun 01, 2011 Dhitri rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: obcm-bookclub, kindle

This book is unexpectedly brilliant. It took me through a roller coaster ride of emotions, one that keeps you lightheaded and dizzy, in an exhilarating way, long after you put down the book.

The story kicked off on a gut-wrenching start when Zoe Baxter lost her baby boy, conceived by in vitro, at 28 weeks. From then on, everything just started to fall apart, including her marriage of nine years, until she met Vanessa. The couple got married (not in Rhode Island, where they lived, as same sex mar...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Annie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Finished, and I have to say I was incredibly impressed by this one. I've found her last couple of books a tad slow to engage, but this one grabbed me by the throat from page one and never let go. It has a lot of themes, but I thought she juggled them very well. I won't say more for fear of spoiling others' enjoyment, other than the unsurprising news that yes, there's a court scene (but an extremely well done one...). This book introduced me to themes and ideas I've never really looked at before...more

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Jul 15, 2011 Laurie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This booked grabbed me from the beginning and didn't let go. It touched on the issues of gay rights and infertility with great insight. The main character, Zoe, is a music therapist and I love the CD that comes with the book. There is a song to go with every chapter.

I love Jodi's style of writing. I specifically like her attention to detail and her exploration into the minds and lives of her characters so that you feel like you really know them. You see Vanessa struggling with being gay and bein...more

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Apr 05, 2011 Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: top-rating-books

I went into this book with no expectations as this is the first book ive read by Jodi Picoult. I was drawn to this book by the issues that were raised, issues that i feel very strongly about and think it was very brave of Jodi to write about. I can say now i am totally blown away by what ive read and simply cant think enough superlatives to say how good this book is.

The story of a lady named Zoe who had tried for 10 years to have a child with her husband Max but due to all manner of reason's thi...more

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Dec 12, 2012 Lauren rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: probably-not-going-to-finish

So far, so good. Typical Picoult, in my opinion (I am just over half-way through): widely disparate viewpoints, generally explained well; juxtaposition of competing interests/goals.

Disclaimer: I couldn't stand it; I peeked. I know the ending. Here is my dilemma now -- do I care enough about these people to follow them through every twist and turn, every curve, every thought -- to get to the end.... or am I satisfied with knowing how it turns out? Truthfully, I haven't resolved that yet. Sometim...more

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Mar 26, 2013 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Picoult's greatest strength as a writer is her sophisticated character development. In this book Zoe and Max were so complex and real. Picoult creates characters with flaws and needs not superficial wants but true inner struggle. The great part of this book is even the secondary characters are well developed and intricately woven into Max and Zoe's story. Most surprising to me was Liddy. I wanted to dislike her but couldn't ( much like Max) and in the end I finally figured out why. My only disap...more

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May 30, 2011 Hoochy Gal rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was very unsure about this Jodi Picoult book, as her last book, was less than entertaining, but i felt compelled to try 'Sing you Home' i have just this second finished reading it, WOW!!! The emotions are simply all over the place, what a brilliant, beyond brilliant book! The plot is interwoven and her use of language is used to its full potential. Its a terrible thing when Male attitude, religion and bigoted thinking can drive two women to have to go so far in their struggle for a child,... i...more

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Jun 30, 2011 HellaGood rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed-books, womens-fiction, realistic-fiction

I enjoyed the story because of the controversial topic. I wanted to know what happened to those damn embryos. I read several stories in newspapers and I find it fascinating how the embryos are treated... is property or a human being? Anyways, what I didn't like about the book was the relationships. Zoe's whirlwind romance with Vanessa was not believable to say the least. It was too soon, too fast. It all happened within six months! I had to question Zoe's homosexuality because as where as Vaness...more

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Oct 31, 2011 Suzie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the first Jodi Picoult book I've had a chance to read. I enjoyed the first half of the book, the character's are real and you feel for them. The main character Zoe struggles with dealing with the harsh reality of infertility, delivering her baby stillborn, and then her husband divorces her. Zoe is broken but we watch her find herself again with the help of a new friend Vanessa. Their relationship slowly evolves and it is beautiful to see them fall in love. They decide to try to use Zoe's...more

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Jan 20, 2011 Danielle Mcswain rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sing You Home author Jodi Picoult has created, with collaborator Ellen Wilber, an interactive reading experience that truly absorbs you while you read this. I love that each song corresponds to a chapter.

Once I started reading Sing You Home, I couldn't put it down. I read this in less than a day and I want to read it again. It's truly absorbing. This story revolves around a custody battle between Max and his ex-wife Zoe over their frozen embryos from previous IVF treatments. There are points in...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Joanie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, spring-challenge-2011, 2011

When I read what Jodi Picoult's new book was about I laughed, not because the topic is funny but because instead of the usual formula of one controversial social issue, this book contains about 10 and it also includes a companion CD, lyrics written by Miss Picoult herself. I laughed, I mocked, and then I went out and bought it. I am clearly the biggest fool on the planet.

Picoult's books draw me back like an old boyfriend. Initially things seem good, I get caught up in the story (crying already...more

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Mar 05, 2011 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: family-issues, fiction, legal-thriller, love-story, religion

If you read my book reviews, then you already know that I'm a Jodi fan. I know that some criticize her plots and writing style and the fact that she has her own formulaic style and that a few of my English teacher friends think her work paltry. (I wonder why so many literate and literary people are threatened by popular authors? I guess I'm just a book slut and can usually find something worthwhile- however minute- in most everything that I read.)What I like about Jodi's books are the characters...more

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Mar 09, 2011 Eva Leger rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: b-fiction, kindle-nook-kobo-ebooks, best-of-the-best, keepers

This is freaking amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best b-day present ever was to finish this in the middle of the night on my birthday!!!!!! I still wish it didn't end though.

This is classic Picoult. If you liked her others - you'll like this. I know, without a doubt, that if I had never heard of Jodi Picoult and I picked this up I'd fall in love with her writing immediately. (The only book of hers I wouldn't recommend someone read first is
Songs of the Humpback Whale. It's not bad but it's older, slow...more

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Apr 12, 2011 Karyn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

another well researched and thought out contemporary issue to explore. Jodi Picoult has done it again - inviting the reader to step outside the their own shoes and into those of another, gaining insights and opening the mind to new possibilities. what starts out being about the stresses of infertility and IVF, soon becomes about loss and the choices we make that impact on everyone our lives touch

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Apr 28, 2012 Melanie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012

Sing you home is a story about a married couple Max and Zoe who after years of infertlilty, miscarriages and a stillbirth, divorce.

Zoe finds love and companionship in her friend Vanessa and wanting to have a biological tie with potential children that Vanessa might carry, she sues Max for the use of the 3 remaining embryos.

Like all Jodi Picoult books, it is a court drama.
Max wants the embryos to give to his brother and sister-in-law who too suffer from infertility.

This book touches on subjects l...more

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Dec 19, 2010 Trish rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

I can see, I think, what makes Picoult such a popular author. She chooses controversial situations and works her way through some logic, helping readers come to grips with questions that may nag them. Her writing is clear and accessible, and the story manages to hang together, but I felt nothing for the characters by the end. They felt like two-dimensional megaphones for their respective positions, in this case the religious right fights an openly gay couple for cryogenically frozen embryos. The...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Teryl rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books, fiction, read-in-2011

At first this book started out as a 3 for me, then it turned into a steady 4, then at the very end it turned into a 5. This book packs a bunch of emotion. It had me crying at times and laughing out loud during some very stupid things that were said about gay people. I liked that Picoult didn't stick to her same formula that she has been using for way too many books. If Picoult's books have gotten one your nerves for a while now because they are so predictable; I suggest you give Sing You Home a...more

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About Jodi Picoult

Picoult was born and raised in Nesconset on Long Island, New York. Her first story, at age 5 was "The Lobster Which Misunderstood." She studied writing at Princeton University, graduating in 1987, and had two short stories published by Seventeen magazine while still in college. Immediately after graduation, she took on a series of miscellaneous jobs, from editing at a textbook publishing company t...more

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“You know someone's right for you when the things they don't have to say are even more important than the things they do.” — 354 people liked it

“Someone real," I hear myself saying. "Someone who never has to pretend, and who I never have to pretend around. Someone who's smart, but knows how to laugh at himself. Someone who would listen to a symphony and start to cry, because he understands music can be too big for words. Someone who knows me better than I know myself. Someone I want to talk to first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Someone I feel like I've known my whole life, even if I haven't.” — 231 people liked it

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