Nicole R. (nicolerhymes) reviewed on 10/19/2008 + 14 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Well...I just finished reading this book. I finished it in about 2 days. When I started this book it was really good, then, for me, it started dragging. I ended up finishing it because I wanted to see where it would lead, but really the whole thing seemed really cliche. It goes into the typical high school scene that we hear everyday about jocks, nerds, preps, ect.

I am a big fan of Jodi Picoult, but this book was not one of my favorites. It seemed to me like the author was really trying to get the reader to see from the shooter's point of view. Throughout the book I could just not side with him on his reasons for the school shooting. I felt like the author paid too much attention to the shooter instead of the victims. In my opinion, just because he was picked on does not give him any reason or excuse as to what he did. I guess that is why this book was so hard for me to read, because I just did not agree with what the author was trying to get us to see.

I didn't totally dislike the book though, but this was my least favorite book of hers. I will still continue to read more of her work because so far, her other books have been great.

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