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Summary: Picoult writes a winner
Review: This book has such an addictive plot. It's true that Picoult pulls you into a story and won't let you go until the end. I highly recommend this book!!
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Summary: Amazing...
Review: This book was truly amazing. I couldn't put it down. It really makes you think about things beyond your control. This was my second book by Jodi and I am in search of others. She may now be my favorite author.
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Summary: Keep on writing, Jodi
Review: I read The Pact last summer in one day, this took me a little longer but I also wasn't on vacation this time. Loved this book!!! Faith is an amazing child who bring her mother, grandmother and even her father closer together, despite the fathers infidelity. I felt anger towards the father, love for the mother and wanted to talk to Faith. I actually felt like Colin cheated on me - the hurt and stomach pains. Jodi Picoult did it again, I thought I was following a story on my local news. I just ordered another book of hers - can't wait for it to arrive.
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Summary: One of her best!
Review: I've read several others The Pact, Plain Truth, and a few others before reading this one and its the best yet! I've got Mercy waiting for me to read and I cant wait to open the cover to the first page because I know it's going to be an immersing tale with rich characters and plotting...it'll be unputdownable just as Keeping Faith was.
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Summary: Great for a book club selection!
Review: This remains my favourite of Jodi Picoult's books. In fact, I've recommended it to many people and gave it as a gift to two friends for Christmas. It's a typical Jodi Picoult book - rich characters and a fascinating story that has many layers and implications. If anyone is looking for a good book to generate discussion at a book club, Keeping Faith would be a great choice.
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Summary: Where's Faith
Review: ...I was intrigued by the story of a little girl who begins seeing God. As a former religion scholar I found the subject interesting. The revelations continue as the reader learns the God being seen by the little girl named Faith is a woman. She gives the girl stigmata and the power to heal just by being near a person.The story is clouded by a lot of subplots however and some confusing narrator switches. Much of the story is told from the mother's point of view, but at times it switches to an omniscient narrator. The mother, Mariah, has some problems, mainly stemming from catching her husband in bed with another woman - again! A lot of attention is paid to Mariah's relationships and the careers of priests who have come to visit Faith. These passages were always dull to me, as I was much more interested in the child visionary. While this book does have a few problems it does have raise some interesting questions about religion. For example, can a 7-year old Jewish girl be seeing a female God and experiencing the pains of Christ on the cross? Does she have the power to heal? Or is all of this just invented by stress and the need for attention? Should she be taken seriously and venerated as a saint or ignored as a heretic? Is it right for this little girl to be exploited by the media and to have hundreds of cult members descend upon her house to worship her? Why 4 stars?: The story was an interesting idea and done well, but it could have used some trimming. This book rates high because of its questions and value in a discussion group setting. I'm glad I read it...
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Summary: For those who have faith, nothing is impossible.
Review: This book was fascinating to me because I live in Conyers, Georgia, where the Virgin Mary has appeared for years. Just like the main character, Faith, the woman in our town didn't ask for these apparitions, but accepted them despite great inconvenience from the general public. Can't wait to have my book club discuss this one!
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Summary: Definitely worth the read
Review: This is my second book by Jodi Picoult, The Pact being my first. Although I didn't find it as amazing as The Pact (one of my all time favorites), I couldn't put it down and really felt like the character development was so strong. I couldn't wait to see what happened and I felt like I could really understand what the characters were feeling. As someone else mentioned in a review, I was always questioning different characters throughout...the book kept me guessing. However, I have to say I was a bit confused by the end and was disappointed that I felt like I didn't really know what happened. I feel this book is well worth reading. It was not my first Picoult novel and it definitely won't be my last.
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Summary: Mediocre
Review: The Pact is one of the most facinating books I have ever read. Keeping Faith was not even in the same league. The plot was hopelessly underdeveloped and the characters uninspiring. I have purchased Plain Truth and I think after reading it I will know if Jodi simply wrote a fluke with The Pact or she just experienced a weak moment with Keeping Faith. Do yourself a favor and skip it.
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Summary: Fabulous story
Review: I have nothing new to say about this book that hasn't already been said by the other reviews. It was, in a word, fabulous. I, too, get turned off by books that are overtly preachy and try to shove religious beliefs of one kind or another down the throat of the reader, but this book wasn't like that at all. This book made you think. To me, if a book is highly entertaining, with engaging, believable characters I can root for, and also makes you think, then that book has got something special. THE PACT was the first book of Picoult's that I have read, and I loved it and recommended it to everyone who would listen. I then proceeded to buy, beg, or steal copies of all the other books Picoult has written, and KEEPING FAITH is the last of those that I've read. Along with THE PACT and PLAIN TRUTH, I consider it her best. She is one very talented writer and I hope she'll keep giving us thoughtful books about difficult subjects.
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