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"Loving her was a little like taking the same seat day after day on a commuter train - you couldn't imagine how it might feel to be in the row behind, you could swear that the dimensions and hollows of the seat were made just for you, you came back to it repeatedly with a whoosh of comfort and relief that it was still available."
"You know it's never fifty-fifty in a marriage. It's always seventy-thirty, or sixty-forty. Someone falls in love first. Someone puts someone else up on a pedestal. Some ...more
"You know it's never fifty-fifty in a marriage. It's always seventy-thirty, or sixty-forty. Someone falls in love first. Someone puts someone else up on a pedestal. Some ...more
"I know you love me. The question is, how much?"
This is the second Jodi Picou't's book that I read. I must say, the question asked above is the most intriguing part of the book. It kind a makes you thinking..whether loving someone means willing to do anything for that someone in any consequences?
Mercy tells the story about Jamie and Maggie, a husband and wife who truly loves each other and meant for each other. Maybe because of that love, Maggie knew when her body simply couldn't take the cancer ...more
This is the second Jodi Picou't's book that I read. I must say, the question asked above is the most intriguing part of the book. It kind a makes you thinking..whether loving someone means willing to do anything for that someone in any consequences?
Mercy tells the story about Jamie and Maggie, a husband and wife who truly loves each other and meant for each other. Maybe because of that love, Maggie knew when her body simply couldn't take the cancer ...more
Quite a good read for me, there hasn't been a JP book that I've really disliked. I found this one less gripping than 19 Minutes, Keeping Faith or another of my favourites, Second Glance. I don't always have to like the characters in a book (Notes on a Scandal is a personal favourite and I detested both leading protagonists) so this didn't put me off but I found the narrative rather disjointed and whilst I could appreciate the magical,whimsical elements I didn't think they blended effortlessly in
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The writing is terrific- the plots were disappointing. The book's
"advertised" storyline is one about Jamie, a devoted husband who is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice when his beloved wife is suffering from a terminal illness. Unfortunately, the novel spends more time on the secondary storyline about a less devoted husband and the women who loved him. As a result, if this had been my first Picoult novel, she would not have become one of my favorites. ...more
"advertised" storyline is one about Jamie, a devoted husband who is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice when his beloved wife is suffering from a terminal illness. Unfortunately, the novel spends more time on the secondary storyline about a less devoted husband and the women who loved him. As a result, if this had been my first Picoult novel, she would not have become one of my favorites. ...more
Interesting novel that touches on the issue of euthanasia. In comparison to other JP novels, I found this one different because the side story (about Cam and Allie) really seemed to take over the plot in many places. I'm not sure if this was intentional, but it was neat to see their story weave in with Jamie and Maggie's. Not one of the more widely talked about JP novels, but I enjoyed it.
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Interesting story line, does not have as many twists as I would expect from the author, but still good. About a man who travels to nearby town to kill his wife and turns himself in to the local authorities (cousin is chief of police).
This is not my favorite of Jodi's. The concept was good but the writing was poor. The brief snippets of Scotland history threw me off. I found myself losing motivation to finish the book but I finally finished it.
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Great Book and I really got into the characters..her characters always seem to stick with me after I finsh a book. Highly Recommended
jodi's books are always haunting. This one is no exception.
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I just finished !!!!!! IT WAS SOOOOOOO GOOOD!!!!!!!
Jul 19, 2007
Lauren
added it
good, but not my favorite.
Dec 12, 2007
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
Dec 26, 2007
Heidi
marked it as to-read
May 29, 2008
Doug
marked it as to-read
