false <![CDATA[Perfect Match]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171648919m/111180.jpg 111180 23 In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina's absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plan to exact her own justice for her son -- no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice. 3349824 4 2 2002 Perfect Match: A Novel total:8302|5:2162|4:3369|3:2215|2:477|1:79| 8302 31964 11933 844 2 8 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 13 22:55:13 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 07 07:15:52 -0800 2008 2 4 false true Sat Jun 14 05:58:52 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 06:08:46 -0700 2008 Patrick

Not my favorite JP book. The scenario didn't seem so plausible to me--I believe that sex abuse does happen; however, the scene described seem too contrived. The twist at the end reminded me of a really old Nancy Rosenberg (I think)...more...]]> 2 4 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 09:36:34 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 09:38:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 14 06:52:16 -0800 2007 Tue Aug 19 09:58:47 -0700 2008
I first expected the court drama to revolve around the molestation trial, but...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 29 14:35:49 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 14:38:58 -0800 2008
What does it mean to be a good mother?
How far would you go in the name of love -- and justice?

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"[He] puts his big hands on my shoulders. I fell in love with [him] because of those h...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Apr 05 17:41:19 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 17:45:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 23 13:43:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 15:13:59 -0700 2008
Picoult has such a gift for allowing the reader to see things from the perspective of all the main characters. I...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 05:50:23 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 09 07:55:45 -0800 2009
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It is not often that I find myself unable to rate a book, but this is one of those ca...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed May 16 13:27:26 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 10:58:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 23:29:51 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 23:32:01 -0700 2007
This book made me feel very protective of my daughter. It's sad in so many ways and J.P. b...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jun 01 10:12:13 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 17 22:38:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 16:09:55 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 16:15:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 13 18:18:56 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 18:19:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Nov 30 04:44:54 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 04:50:02 -0800 2009
I found this book quite disturbing, for all the wrong reasons. I mean for reasons probably not intended by the author.

First, the US judicial system and it's disadvantages for childre...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 19:49:34 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 20:21:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 09:25:09 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 09:25:13 -0700 2009
The author has a unique writing style. The book is written in first person narrative, where the narrator is Nina, the mothe...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=111180