Harvesting the Heart in Jodi Picoult Books Reading Group.

Nov 12, 2007 Britta rated it it was amazing

"He wandered off, leaving me wondering why white people named girl babies things like Hope and Faith and Patience - names they could never live up to - and black mothers called their daughters Mercy, Deliverance, Salvation - crosses they'd always have to bear."

"That someone like [him] could want me was still overwhelming. He held me the way a child holds a snowflake, lightly, as if he knew in the back of his mind I might disappear in the blink of an eye. He wore his self-assurance like a soft ov ...more

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Mar 03, 2008 Stephanie rated it liked it

Shelves: 2008

I hate to say it because I usually LOVE Jodi Picoult's books. But this one just didn't do it for me. It took me about a week to read which is way longer than it takes me to read a typical book. It had a good story line but it just didn't captivate me. I only found myself itching to know more in the final few chapters, when to me, the story was just getting good. ...more

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Jun 23, 2008 Kelly Lamb rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, jodi-picoult

This is the last Jodi Picoult book I had left to read, and overall, I really enjoyed it. You can tell it's one of her earlier works, because it doesn't have the "formula" that you find in her more recent novels. I liked the change of pace (and I was glad that it was more appealing than her first novel, which I was NOT a fan of!).

I think the only that would have made it better would be if Nicholas was even a little bit likeable. I wasn't a big fan of him at the beginning, and by the end I just th ...more

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Dec 14, 2007 Audrey rated it liked it

This book can be very controversal. It deals with a character who has had an abortion and how she deals with that, along with other things. At times it was really easy to get into, while also having chapters that were really hard to get through. I wouldn't reccomend this book to someone that is very anti abortion. Not that I'm all for it, but I guess I just have more of an open mind about things, and different choices. Other than that, very good read. ...more

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Jun 14, 2007 Lauren rated it really liked it

I finished this book last night! I really enjoyed it. It kept me reading, I never wanted to put it down. The characters are great and I kept changing my opinions of them. There was so much going on in the heads and lives of them. I never knew whose side to be on. It was very emotional and powerful. I did however, have mixed thoughts about the ending...it was a little open ended. Overall, a great read!

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Oct 26, 2007 Ashley rated it liked it

Shelves: jodi-picoult-books, 2008-book-challenge

I give this book 3.5 stars. The first half is kind of boring but the second half is good. There is more intense ,emotional action. The ending leaves you hanging though.

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