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Summary: chilling tale
Review: Nina, Caleb and Nathaniel Frost are the typical happy American family. Nina is an assistant district attorney in York County, Maine. Caleb is a stone worker, happy to let Nina be the main breadwinner in the family. Nathaniel is the poster boy of a contented five-year-old at least he is until the day he stops talking and nobody understands why.
A physical exam shows that the little boy has been sexually abused. At first, using sign language and hand motions, Nathaniel names his father as the culprit, but later it becomes clear that Nathaniel meant Father as in their parish priest. The cleric is arrested but Nina, not allowing Nathaniel to testify in court, takes justice into her own hands and puts further strain on the Frost family.
PERFECT MATCH is a chilling tale focusing in on one of humanity's worst crimes, sexual abuse against children, and how different people deal with the after effects. Jodi Picoult demonstrates how deep a mother's love can go and how far she will go to prevent her child from further harm. There are no easy answers to the issues this book raises but then there shouldn't be. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Very hard to put down!!
Review: From the very beginning of this book I was hooked! It is a story about a married couple, Nina and Caleb, whose 5 year old son they discover has been sexually abused. Nina is a driven no nonsense prosecuter and understands the system and how it works all too well. You see how each parent reacts to what happens and how they deal with it. I found myself really not liking Nina so much and feeling more for the father, Caleb, and how he was reacting and feeling. You are also taken into the mind of young Nathaniel and how he is handling his world. It is written so well and the characters are well developed. I found the ending to be a surprise and quite satisfying. If you have read Jodi Picoult before, this is one you have to read!!
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Summary: could not put it down!
Review: I love Jodi Picoult's books! And this was no exception for me. I found myself totally drawn into this story. After reading the book and reading the reviews here, it occoured to me that I didn't nesessarily like or dislike Nina, just found myself gripped by the story and horrified by the events. I definitely found myself thinking of this book for a few days after reading it. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because Jodi's book, "The Pact," is one of my all time favorites, and it would be the one to give the 5 stars to. If you are looking for a good summer read (and a quick read!) "Perfect Match" is a great pick.
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Summary: An Interesting Perspective!
Review: Normally I don't like books where murder is involved to any degree, so I was a bit skeptical going into this one. The author has a unique writing style. The book is written in first person narrative, where the narrator is Nina, the mother. It is also written in third-person from the viewpoint of all the main characters (all of them EXCEPT Fisher, Nina's attorney). In between chapters it also contains little memories written in first person by Nathaniel, the son. Perfect Match is a story of a mother trying to protect her son. She is a prosecutor and has handled many child molestation cases only to come home one day and find out her own child has been molested. She knows that the legal system does not work in the child's best interest in these sorts of cases, so she decides to take the law into her own hands. I didn't care for any of the main characters. I thought all of them were completely selfish. The ending of the book has a twist, but it doesn't really make the book any better in my opinion. All in all, it was a WONDERFUL book. Definitely one of my new favorites.
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Summary: Not my favorite...
Review: I have to preface this review by saying that my least favorite Jodi Picoult novel is still nothing less than brilliant. I was quickly sucked up into this story, as I am with all of Ms. Picoult's books; however, I found myself yelling at the book a couple of times and muttering "Come. On."
I found the protaganist, Nina, to be a supremely selfish woman. The straw that broke this camel's back was her reaction to (oopsy) shooting and killing the wrong man. Why should she get away with murder when her clients can't??
Also, I could guess that the "father" Nathaniel was pointing at was most likely a priest. This brilliant lawyer couldn't? Finally, her poor, poor husband. She almost seemed happy to accuse him of molesting her son. Hello? Does she love her husband at all?
Ok. I'll stop the tirade, although I could go on.
For the most part, this book was a gripping read, informative and exciting. Usual, great Picoult-concocted mixture of romance, mystery and courtroom drama
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Summary: Unrealistic
Review: This book was great till the DNA sample came back which changed the entire book from something exciting to a story that was boring and obvious. Nina deserved a lot more punishment then what she recieved, special treatment and luck was what she got in return for killing an innocent man! The characters were unrealistic and superficial and the theme had unreal consequences.
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Summary: Gripping read but couldn't stand the main character
Review: I'm an avid fan of Jodi Picoult but I have to say that this one was my least-liked. The main character, Nina, is a terribly misguided excuse for a mother that certainly doesn't deserve the gifts that she finally receives. The writing and twist of the plot make this a classic Picoult novel. Even though I could not stand Nina, I had a difficult time putting this book down until I had finished it. I admire Jodi Picoult's work even though I did not like the main character of this book.
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Summary: Didn't like the "heroine" at all!
Review: Yes, I didn't like the "heroine" Nina at all - she is very selfish & self centered & thinks that she knows more/better than anyone about just about everything. I cannot understand why any of the other main characters had any sort of personal respect for her, much less why two of them were in love with her. She is not a "good catch" and both of them deserve better. Nina is also certainly not a good Mom by most standards and puts herself & her feelings first in just about every situation, certainly before those of her child and her husband. However, that said, this book did make me care enough to read it and see how it ended as well as make me think about the real moral dilemma posed - what would you do in her shoes and what is "right?"
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Summary: Awful!
Review: I have really enjoyed most of Picoult's book, but this one is absolutely awful. What an unbelievable premise and the main characters reaction to the murder of a preach was absurd. The ending was also ridiculous. Please! Do not waste your time.
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Summary: What a lame ending!
Review: I read reviews on Amazon all the time to see what others think are good reads, but I've never felt the need to write one. Until now. The premise in this book sounded interesting to me, so I gave it a try. I started it about 3 weeks ago, and just finished it tonight. Nothing grabbed me enough to keep me reading except the loom of an overdue book from the library. I did keep reading though, for nothing else than to find out what happened at the end. And come on.... give me a break. Not every story has to have a happy ending to have merit and be satisfying. The premise was so ridiculous, it not only made me mad for wasting my time, but also mad that the author thinks her readers are that stupid. Do we live in the land of Oz? I would have respected the work more if Picoult would have stayed on planet Earth. I know others who read this book know what I'm talking about. Maybe I didn't get to know any of these characters well enough because of the never ending shift in narration, which I didn't care for. There is no justice for the dead, nor the readers.
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