Jodi Picoult

GoldenLuvr2004 · Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:26 pm

Any Picoult fans here? She writes for young adults, but I absolutely LOVE her books. Nineteen Minutes came out this summer and was great. The first three or four paragraphs are probably the most memorable paragraphs I've read. It's about a high school shooting, but all of her books have HUGE twists in the end. I read My Sister's Keeper this summer as well and I yelled out loud near the end. In over 40 years of being a read-a-holic, I have never called out loud before. My husband and son couldn't believe it when it happened. In fact, My Sister's Keeper is going to be made into a movie. The reason for this post, is because I recommended Plain Truth on the post about The Shunning and I thought, "Oops! I need to let everyone else know about this author!" Don't get me wrong, she'll probably not go down in history as a literary great, but I really enjoy her!

FurBaby_Mom · Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:08 am

Yeah, I love her stuff. I've read several.

bellaconsmom · Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:53 pm

The only one I've read byher so far is The Pact. I want to read more of hers, but I have other books lined up right now.

FurBaby_Mom · Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:28 am

I couldn't finish The Pact.....too heavy for my nighttime reading!

bellaconsmom · Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:17 pm

Amy, it was one of those books I just had to know what happened in the end.

moodyonceamth · Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:44 pm

I've read a couple.....she's okay. I found her stuff to be a little formuliac.

deerewife · Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:03 am

I like her - she deals with current topics well.Jenna

SBcrazee · Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:13 pm

I'm listening to my first Jodi Picoult book - The Tenth Circle. So far I like it mostly although it does seems to be dragging a bit.

wahoo_mom · Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:08 pm

I read Nineteen Minutes for young adult lit. Can't wait to read more, but now I'm in children's lit so I have no time to read other things!

LoveMyBella · Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:29 pm

I'm just getting into her books. I have Nineteen Minutes and Vanishing Acts on my night stand right now. I just finished The Pact. I'm loving her stuff. She doesn't tie up her endings in a nice little bow and leave you all satisfied.

koala1966 · Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:22 pm

I just finished Nineteen Minutes and I just have to say Wow. When I was checking it out the librarian informed me that it was on the banned books list and that this was banned books week, but I'm not sure I know what that means considering I was able to check it out. I guess banned somewhere else? Anyway, it was an excellent, if disturbing, book, and I was floored at the end. I'm definitely interested in reading more of her work.

njscrapdiva · Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:53 pm

I am a HUGE Picoult fan!
I have read almost all of her books... reading the last one on my list now.

Just waiting for her to come out with more!!!
I fly through them... we went on a cruise in June... and in 7 days I read 5 1/2 of her books!

I hate when I finish all the books by an author I love...
anyone know of a similar type author?!

I've read all of her books, all of Alice Hoffman's, Anita Shreves, hmm... trying to think...
I need some new recommendations!

~J

wahoo_mom · Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:58 pm

Don't know any other author like her, but I hope there is or else she continues to write forever! I'm reading Close to the Heart now and really liking it.

missmandiemoo · Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:58 pm

I've read several of her books and keep telling myself that Im going to make a book list of just her books and work my way through all of them. I really loved Mercy and My Sister's Keeper.

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