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Summary: A brilliant novel by Picoult
Review: This is my absolute favorite novel by Jodi Picoult. The way she portrays each character in such an objective light whether or not they deserve it is absolute brilliance. Her writing is style is, as usual, perfect. And this story is one that I'll be thinking of for a long time to come.Eighteen year old Paige, having left home after high school graduation, waits tables in Massachusetts and falls in love with Nicholas, a doctor headed up the surgical career ladder and the son of extremely wealthy parents. They marry, despite his parents' disapproval, and begin a new life together. Nicholas is too busy at the hospital to pay much attention to Paige, who has worked multiple jobs at a time to pay for his medical school. A fabulous sketch artist with no means to get any training, her skills fall by the wayside. When she discovers that she's pregnant, she is forced to deal with the abandonment by her mother and the termination of her first pregnancy all at once. The book is a tremendous page-turner, and with the narratives switching between Paige in first-person and Nicholas in third-person, there won't be a chance of losing interest. This book is well worth your investment of time and money!
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Summary: All About Coping-Not A Bad Book!
Review: This is my first of Jodi Picoult's stories that I have read. And I have really enjoyed this book a lot. It's all about trying to cope with lifes struggles for Paige,as she is afraid of mother hood. In summary, Paige runs away from home at 18, after guilt over an abortion that she kept a secret. She meets Nicholas Prescott, her future cardiac surgeon husband, who has no time for her. When Paige becomes pregnant, and tries to cope with the newborn at home by herself most of the time, she eventually cracks up and leaves. This puts her marriage into a great big disaster. To really get into details, please read the book!
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Summary: harvesting the heart
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read, and I read at least a couple a week. After reading this one, I went to the library and got all the others they had, and they are all great!! although this is the best.
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Summary: Picoult's best work yet
Review: This is the fourth book that I've read by Jodi Picoult and it is my favorite so far. This is a beautifully written story about self-doubt, the chance to find yourself, and the bond that exists between a mother and child. The novel begins in the present with Paige locked out of her own house pleading with her husband Nicholas to see their child,Max. The story continues from there, shifting from Paige's perspective to Nicholas'. We learn that Paige has been abandoned by her mother, then flees from her hometown after dealing with a traumatic incident at a young age. She soon falls in love with Nicholas, a soon to be doctor who's own star is on the rise. Paige is an artist at heart but abandons her own dream to help support the career of her husband. She soon becomes a mother herself and tries to be a loving one but doubts her ability to do so. She carries the burden of her mother's desertion. In order to stand on her own she has to go back to her past, to the mother who left her. From there she has to learn how to love. This book differs from her others in that there is no mystery to be solved here, there is no court room scenes. There is just the tender story of two people, two souls that are meant to be together, and the journey that their lives take them on. Jodi has an incredible way with words and her storytelling here is absolutely superb. It is a book to be savoured.
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Summary: Another spellbinding novel by Picoult
Review: This is the third book by Picoult that I have reviewed and yet again I like it. I consider myself a typical macho guy who loves action/adventure novels, but now I have broadened my horizons by reading Picoult's work. I bought Picoult's The Pact from Amazon.com and loved it and have now bought all of her books. I must admit if I ever saw her novels on the shelf the covers would probably persuade me from staying away from them as the covers make her books seem like soppy, teary eyed,love stories (like I said in another review, she needs a new publisher with a better marketing department than the one she has right now). She weaves her words like a web that kept me entrapped until I could finish it. Picoult has become one of my favorite authors.
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Summary: I have become a huge Jodi Picoult fan.
Review: This is the third book I have read by this author and I have loved every one. This is a good book about relationships, motherhood and the choices we make. This paticular story centers around Paige and Nicholas Prescott. Paige is a young co-dependent mother who is very unsure about her abilities as a parent. After she gives birth to a son, depression sets in and she leaves the baby with his father for three months. Paige becomes desperate to find answers about her mother and about life. Nicholas Prescott is a Cardiologist who is at the top of his game. He has a bit of a God complex and is very stoic, but we soon discover what a good father he is. The same can be said for Paige. She becomes a very strong woman in her own right and it was a very interesting journey to watch her get to that point. This book had a very satisfying ending and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a good book for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Ms. Picoult is a masterful writer that gets us involved and caring about her characters. More than once since finishing the book, I have caught myself wondeering how Nicholas and Paige are doing.
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