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Small Great Things

Jodi Picoult

Start date: December 12, 2016

Finish date: December 31, 2016

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What Members Thought

Dec 30, 2016 Gabriela rated it it was amazing

Just wow. so well written. I've yet to wrap my thoughts around this book. ...more

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Mar 03, 2018 Snowtulip rated it really liked it

Shelves: contem-fic, 4-5-stars

4.5

"It just goes to show you: every baby is born beautiful. It's what we project on them that makes them ugly"

"You say you don't see color...but that's all you see. You're so hyperaware of it, and of trying to look like you aren't prejudiced, you can't even understand that when you say race doesn't matter, all I hear is you dismissing what I've felt, what I've lived, what it's like to be put down because of the color of my skin" ...more

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Nov 19, 2016 Patti rated it really liked it

This is one of the best books I've read by this author. I feel it is a very important issue and she writes about it very well. Please take time to read it. ...more

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Dec 22, 2016 Rebekah rated it liked it

Shelves: genre-book-club, genre-contemporary, genre-drama, genre-realistic-fiction, genre-novels, genre-adult, genre-adult-fiction, genre-womens-fiction-chick-lit, genre-fiction, nbrc-bom-br

This was a good read and a challenging topic for this author to address. Things moved a little into the unrealistic and schmaltzy area, but still interesting

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