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Post by Angie on May 25, 2007 9:44:26 GMT
Oh my God, Oh my God, I finally got a Jodi picoult from the library on Wed and I finished last night... Wow I have to say I've never read a book like that..the hairs are still up on the back of my neck and I even gave mike a fright when I jumped up in the bed when i was reading it last night.It was so sad and shocking at the same time..that poor girl Anna, what a life to have and they way it ended..Im still in shock, I wont give anything away in case anyone has'nt read it yet..Now I know what ye were all talking about... I can't wait to get hold of another one of hers...It totally blew me away...
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Post by megan on May 25, 2007 12:20:47 GMT
I felt the same way when I read this book, Angela. It is her best one in my opinion, but maybe that is because it is the first one of hers that I read. She is totally awesome (I know I sound American but it is the best word to describe her!) She writes each of her books in just nine months AND she has three children. How does she do it?
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Post by Angie on May 26, 2007 11:58:50 GMT
Awesome is the word for her.. I gave it to Amanda to read as well.. Im sure she'll feel the same way...wow nine months thats a baby term..fair play to her for being able to capture a persons attention like that with 3 kids as well...I just could'nt believe the ending I was in tears... To go through all of that and then just end that way...it was unreal..I like the way she goes from person to person so you get everyones aspect of the story..It really got me...cant say any book Ive read lately has got me like that... Im dying to see what her others are like now...theres such a long waiting list in the library for her...Charlie is going to post me The tenth circle so i cant wait to get it....
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Post by charlene on May 27, 2007 15:02:03 GMT
angela I felt excatly the same after I read my sisters Keeper I then went on to read The Pact it is brilliant!! what a read, my face must be a picture when I read a book my Jodi Picoult I just love all the unexpected twists to them, I have just read Perfect Match, also good next is Salem Falls. I am totally hooked luckily my libiary have some of them. I will be posting Tenth Circle to you on Tuesday as its a bank Hoilday here sorry I didnt get it off to you last week I had a mad busy week. Have you checked out Jodi's website? www.jodipicoult.com/ |
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Post by Oonagh on May 27, 2007 15:14:49 GMT
Its the best book by jodi Picoult!! I oved it as well the ending was unreal wasnt it!!
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Post by Angie on May 27, 2007 21:51:43 GMT
No worries Charlie, whenever you can, im in no rush... been up to my eyes myself with the kids..manda finishing school and Keith is leaving tonight at 2.15am to go to Venice on a school trip so Im trying to stay awake, hence why Im online so late..he'll be back on friday..He'll have a ball....
I'd say my face is strange too...mike thought there was something wrong when I jumped up in the bed like that, I just got such a fright reading it...it was so unpredictible, I liked that, I hate when you read a book and you know whats going to happen..You just did'nt expect that at all... really looking forward to more..cant understand why its so hard to get them in my library??
must pop over to the website and have a look... thanks Charlie... ;D
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Post by Angie on May 27, 2007 22:01:43 GMT
She has another one coming out..."ninteen minutes" about bullying in school and theres pointers in it for a book club..sounds very interesting..I think Im going to start buying some of hers...must have a look in Easons... and she wrote Wonder woman comics...wow this woman has some talent....def interested...thanks for the recommendations girls...
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Post by nicc on May 28, 2007 5:05:53 GMT
Try and get Plain Truth if you can Angela, It is the best one of her's I've read so far.
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Post by charlene on May 28, 2007 9:42:16 GMT
Havent read Plain Truth yet... my best up to date is The Pact I loved it.
I think that why I love her books so much they are so unpredictible
I would never in a million years think I would read books touching on the situations Jodi writes about but she does it in such a good way that you don't feel megga down, I like her books for a complete change to my normall read.
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Post by Angie on May 28, 2007 12:20:24 GMT
Thats true if I knew a book was going to be like that I would'nt read it but the way she does it, grabs your attention and you want to read it.Completely different to what I normally read and I loved it... Nineteen minutes is actually about violence in schools. i.e. the shootings that have happened in America, I picked it up wrong... She must do some research or have one hell of an imagination.
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Post by claire on Jun 22, 2007 19:11:29 GMT
well I finished the book today. The first half I found very tough going. The whole topic was hard to deal with. I felt so sorry for Anna and her brother. The father was trying to do his best all round but the mother I don't know what to make of her. the ending was so sad but how else could it have ended. One of them was going to dye but i didn't find it that much of a shock just very very sad.
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Post by susanmay on Jun 22, 2007 19:21:19 GMT
I always end up in a depression after a Jodi Picoult book! I suppose its just the reality of her books. I need to read something light hearted after-wards. I don't know how she does it let alone with three children.
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Post by megan on Jun 22, 2007 20:21:34 GMT
I couldn't stand the mother, Claire. I hated what she was doing and didn't agree with it at all.
The ending was tragic and such a shocker!
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Post by Angie on Jun 23, 2007 11:33:26 GMT
i hated the Mum too..how could you do that? have a baby just for her body parts...very tragic..Amanda seems to like those kind of books more than i do...same as you Susan I need to read something funny afterwards...it is amazing as to how she can write like that with a young family...fair play to her....
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