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I will preface this by saying that I love Jodi Picoult's books in general.
This book... not so much. It took me a long time to get a grasp on the characters because she changes perspective so often... not only that, but the book is not in chronological order. Pick one or the other, Jodi! The book was very confusing. I toughed it out assuming there would be one of her trademark twist endings. Lets just say I was disappointed and leave it at that.
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This book... not so much. It took me a long time to get a grasp on the characters because she changes perspective so often... not only that, but the book is not in chronological order. Pick one or the other, Jodi! The book was very confusing. I toughed it out assuming there would be one of her trademark twist endings. Lets just say I was disappointed and leave it at that.
If someone asked me if they should read it... I'd s ...more
So heartbreaking and poignant.
This book was ok. It had a good story line but it wasn't my favorite Picoult book. I didn't like the format, where Rebecca's point of view was going backwards and everyone else's points of view were going in order. It confused me a bit and I didn't understand the purpose of it.
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