Which Picoult book are you reading now?

[Shereena]

Hello! I am new here and I am currently reading Keeping Faith. This is by far my most favorite yet from Picoult. I've also read My Sister's Keeper, The Pact, and The Tenth Circle.

[Shen Ru]

I just read finish The Pact which was awesome. (Jordan Mcafee FTW!). I plan to read Handle With Care next.

[Annie]

I am currently reading Sing You Home. So far it is good, and the story line keeps moving.

[Annie]

Tracy wrote: "I have recently finished The Pact and it was emotional and it definitely pulls on the heartstrings!"

I agree with you The Pact was a really emotiona book

[Annie]

Amy wrote: "Cece wrote: "I just finished ninteen minutes. next im trying to decide on salem falls or mercy"

Salem falls is really good!"

Salem Falls. You will really like it!

[Sharon]

I finished Lone Wolf a few months ago. The one JP book that i go back to time and time again is 19 Minutes. The one quote in the book that really touched and stayed with me is where Lacy says that all the qualities that make Peter stand out now as a child will make him a better Man. I read this book at a time my young son (6) was struggling to make friends in school and it had me in floods. I would recommend this book to everyone - parent or not.

[Amanda]

I am going to finish what I am reading now and read Between The Lines.

[Megan]

I am now reading Plain Truth and am loving it so far

[Ashlee]

Starting Between the Lines today!

[Audrey]

finished the pact about a week ago.. wonderful.

[Bridget]

House Rules!! I am loving it!!

[Ashlee]

Bridget, aside from "Keeping Faith" and now "Between the Lines"-- "House Rules" was the first JP book I picked up this year, and I loved it also! :-)

[Sarah]

I've only read 2 of her books. My Sister's keeper and Lone Wolf, both are supper amaaazingg!

[Rachel]

LONE WOLF

[Alexis]

I read Mercy last week but didn't like it. House Rules is my favorite Book.

[April]

Just finished reading Handle With Care.

[Charmaineclinch]

I have read change of heart ,loved it also my sisters keeper ,vanishing act stilll reading , keeping faith which I loved .also reading jodi picoult and samantha van leer between the lines its great

[Kaz]

Hi! I am reading Songs of the Humpback Whale. My first JP was My Sister's Keeper. I liked it and wanted to read all of her books. Yet, I haven't made good progress because I am a slow reader. Besides, there are too many interesting books! This year, I decided to read one JP a month to reduce my TBRs (although I haven't read any of hers in January). I hope I will succeed :)

[Ashley]

Read Mercy finally a couple of months ago and I am now working on Second Glance. I am really enjoying Second Glance. I liked Mercy but it wasn't great.

[Kathy McC]

Very excited- my copy of The Storyteller arrived today. I wish I could start it tonight, but I have two books from the library that need to be read first.

[Vera]

I'm reading "Vanishing Acts" ... it can't seem to grab like the rest of them, I don't know why. I'm struggling to read it :(

[Annie]

I am currently reading The Storyteller :) just started it last night and its going great so far! love Jodi Picoults books!

[Sarah]

"The Storyteller."

[Alexis]

Lone Wolf is one of her best IMO!

[Annie]

Sarah wrote: ""The Storyteller.""

I am reading that too!

[Annie]

Alexis wrote: "Lone Wolf is one of her best IMO!"

Lone Wolf was great!

[Dara]

Annie wrote: "Sarah wrote: ""The Storyteller.""

I am reading that too!"

Soooo jealous!! I am going next Saturday (3/16) up to the Chicago suburbs to a book signing so I am waiting to buy the book then. I do this every year and it just about kills me to wait. I want to get it and start reading the minute it comes out. Grrrr...

[Sue]

Dara wrote: "Annie wrote: "Sarah wrote: ""The Storyteller.""

I am reading that too!"

Soooo jealous!! I am going next Saturday (3/16) up to the Chicago suburbs to a book signing so I am waiting to buy the boo..."

I also waited...went to her book-signing last Sunday, and let me tell you, it was worth the wait. I knew this was going to be about the Holocasut, but when I know I am seeing an author, I never read the book first. Her reading and presentation were riveting, fascinating, and her discussion about the research involved in this book were all very interesting. You will be glad you waited until after the event. I just started the book, and I know it is going to be great, intense, and emotional.

[Dara]

Sue wrote: "Dara wrote: "Annie wrote: "Sarah wrote: ""The Storyteller.""

I am reading that too!"

Soooo jealous!! I am going next Saturday (3/16) up to the Chicago suburbs to a book signing so I am waiting t..."

You're killllling me! I have to wait a whole 'nother week! Oh well, I know it will be worth the wait.

[Lauren]

I've only recently discovered Jodi Picoult so have a way to go to catch up with you guys I'm sure. I've read 3 so far (Salem Falls, Nineteen Minutes, The Tenth Circle) and about to start The Pact. Please tell me I have lots more to look forward too?! I have enjoyed them all so far - Nineteen has definitely been the best and I can't wait to get started on more. Any more recommendations based on your favs after I finish The Pact??

[Sue]

I loved Handle with Care, My Sister's Keeper,Sing You Home, and House Rules. Now I am reading her current book, The Storyteller, which is about the Holocaust. I'm not that far in yet, but I think it may be very different from the others that I have read. Along with Nineteen Minutes, those have been my favorites, but there have been some that I haven't been crazy about. Happy reading!

[Betsy]

Hi Lauren,
I've read most of Picoult's novels (16/20)and she's one of my favorite authors. What one you should read next probably depends on what "hot button" topic or issuse intriques you. Picoult seems to take newsworthy topics and dissect them into the peoples viewpoints and all the emotional issuses aligned with each stance. It's a mind-blowing, heart wrenching technique.
My favorites and what issue I think they deal with are listed below so you can make your choices from there...
My Sister's Keeper- Cloning siblings. Definite tear-jerker
Keeping Faith (Reality of Religion)Loved it!
Second Glance (Superior Race/Genetics and a bit of the paranormal)Alot ot other people do not call this their favorite,because of the ghost story but it appeals to me. Also I was unaware of how much bigotry existed in the US during the 1930's and 40'S toward anyone/everyone not WASP
Sing You Home (Gay Rights)-eye opening for me. I agree with the critism that Picoult took on alot of issuses too quickly here though.It easily could have made 2-3 books with the issuses involved.
Perfect Match (pedophilia)Hard reading and numerous twists

[Lauren]

Ah thanks so much! Betsy your comment was extremely helpful and I'm so excited to read them. I can't believe I'd never heard of her until a few months ago and am so glad my friend recommended her!

Do you know of any other authors that are similar?

[Shina]

I have read of few of JP books and she is by far one of my favorite authors. Her books really make you sit and think when you are done. The first book I read by JP was The 10th Circle. I have also read The Pact, Keeping Faith, Change of Heart and Second Glance. I just got 19 Minutes for my birthday and I look forward to reading that next.

[Betsy]

Hi Lauren,
There's a post on this site about authors who are similiar to Jodi's. I've also seen something called literature cloud on the web that will give you similiar authors when you type in the name of the author you like.. As for myself I'd reccommend Chris Boujahlian (stories about people on the fringe)and Sharyn McCrumb's Appalachaian Ballad mysteries. Thanks for asking me.

[Dara]

Lauren wrote: "Ah thanks so much! Betsy your comment was extremely helpful and I'm so excited to read them. I can't believe I'd never heard of her until a few months ago and am so glad my friend recommended her! ..."

Kristin Hannah is somewhat similar and I discovered her when Jodi Picoult was asked at a book signing what authors she liked to read and the first one she said was Kristin Hannah. I have been hooked on her books too, ever since then!

[Lauren]

Ooo thanks Dara I'll have to check her out and no doubt add to my ever-growing TBR list!!

[Dara]

Lauren wrote: "Ooo thanks Dara I'll have to check her out and no doubt add to my ever-growing TBR list!!"

If you are going to read her books I would start with Firefly Lane. It was my first of her books and she is coming out with her first ever sequel in April and it is a sequel to Firefly Lane. Other favorites are her latest couple, Nightroad and Home Front.

[Sue]

Love those Hannah books so much...also check out Winter Garden...very different but just as engrossing and emotional. She is one of my favorite authors! Along with Jodi...

[Alexis]

I've read The Magic Hour and Night Road by Kristin Hannah. The Magic Hour is my favorite work of hers. I do have Firefly Lane and Home Front on my to read list.

[Alecia]

House Rules...love it so far.

[Ash]

I am reading Lone Wolf and really enjoying it for the stories about the interaction w/the wolves. I am an animal lover. This book "saved" her for me. Someone gave me Handle With Care. I just finished reading that. I hated the character Charlotte, who seemed to be bloody ignorant & I wanted to yell at her most of the time. The person who gave me the book told me that most of Picoult's books had this tone, so I decided it would be the 1st & last. That book also had me crying a lot because I have been through caring for and losing someone who was like a child to me, watching them be sick, in pain, struggling, feeling helpless in the end...It was emotionally challenging to read that book. Then I was curious about her other work, so I went to the library and the wolf title interested me, so I am back in. I jumped to conclusions. Jodi is a good writer.

[Sue]

Ash wrote: "I am reading Lone Wolf and really enjoying it for the stories about the interaction w/the wolves. I am an animal lover. This book "saved" her for me. Someone gave me Handle With Care. I just finish..."
For me Jodi Picoult is hit or miss...when I love her books, she's the best, but some of her books left me cold. I didn't like Lone Wolf but I loved My Sister's Keeper, Handle with Care, Nineteen Minutes, and Sing You Home. I am enjoying The Storyteller immensely due to the Holocaust theme. I think you have to look at her books one by one because they are so different. She does deal with many, many current issues, and that is part of her appeal. I have put down some of her books, but read others more than once. She is a great writer, even if her books don't appeal to everyone.

[Andrea]

Just finished the storyteller :)

[Alexis]

I haven't read that yet. Is it good?

[Andrea]

omg so good.. i had taken a jodi break because i was tired of the court room ending and switch to historical fiction set during the holocaust. the storyteller is the best of both of my reading worlds...jodi meets the holocaust. it was a very interesting book. i literaly finished it this morning aroung 10:00 and havent stopped thinking about it

[Sarah]

I finished "The Storyteller" earlier in the week. I believe I will read "Perfect Match" next. I, too, am running out of JP books to read! :(

[Sarah]

Oh, and as for Storyteller, I absolutely loved it!

[Nikki]

I'm looking forward to reading "The Storyteller" after seeing all the good reviews on here!

[Shana]

I am readng Nineteen Minutes, I really like some far