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Mercy (Jodi Picoult)
First I must say I like Jodi Picoult, but this (in my humble opinion) was not one of her best. I found the pace way to slow for my liking and a lot of extra info that (to me) just did not belong in this book. Without giving too much of the plot away (I never like to add spoilers). I found one particular character to be a complete "jerk" another to be a fool.
With that said, the synopsis is what drew me in. But I found that (what I thought) would be the main storyline, the murder of a terminally ill woman by her devoted loving husband, appeared to be more of the back story. Also, I just did not "get" the relevance of the Celtic family "flashbacks?".
Maybe one day I may re-read and enjoy more. This will NOT discourage me from reading more from Ms. Picoult, she is a talented writer, this one just did not do it for me.
First I must say I like Jodi Picoult, but this (in my humble opinion) was not one of her best. I found the pace way to slow for my liking and a lot of extra info that (to me) just did not belong in this book. Without giving too much of the plot away (I never like to add spoilers). I found one particular character to be a complete "jerk" another to be a fool.
With that said, the synopsis is what drew me in. But I found that (what I thought) would be the main storyline, the murder of a terminally ill woman by her devoted loving husband, appeared to be more of the back story. Also, I just did not "get" the relevance of the Celtic family "flashbacks?".
Maybe one day I may re-read and enjoy more. This will NOT discourage me from reading more from Ms. Picoult, she is a talented writer, this one just did not do it for me.
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