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I decided to read this book when I saw the movie preview. I truly enjoyed the book and couldn't put it down. I liked the writing style of this book, which is odd b/c I don't tend to like books that jump around the way this does. I never could decide who I was rooting for, even after I finished the last page.
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My favorite Jodi Picoult book as of now. Definitely a tearjerker.
While I enjoyed this book, it is a typical best seller churner. I would recommend this book to those who don't read often because it is a gripping page turner that deals with a controversial societal topic while not literarily profound. I probably would read another Picault book, especially while vacationing or needing a break from the day to day chaos.
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Really good until the last 12 pages which made me want to throw the book across the room. I am glad that they are changing the ending for the movie. If it wasn't for those pages I probably would have given the book 5 stars.
2009 Spring Challenge category: 2009 movie adaptation
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2009 Spring Challenge category: 2009 movie adaptation
Update: I like the movie better than the book ...more
Powerful and thought-provoking. Tries to answer "When is too much enough?" and "Can a parent love too much?" Flaws in storyline and character development - Jesse is incomplete, as is Campbell. And I think she villianizes the mother a bit too much. Still, the issues resulted in a good book discussion.
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I have been trying to read this book for several years. Perhaps this was just the right year as it earned 5* from me, which I give only to those books that impact my life/thoughts beyond the book. I highly recommend this book.
Oct 15, 2008
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Feb 05, 2010
Jen
marked it as to-read
