Jodi Picoult

 Author Review 

I have read almost every book by Jodi. Why have I not mentioned her before? I actually did in the post about book vs. movie with My Sister’s Keeper. That book was my favorite of hers because of the crazy, OMG, twist.

Let me give you a quick take on some of the others I have read and enjoyed.

• Sing You Home was one of her best. Life has a song track. Each life event can be recalled when you hear a particular tune. She uses music therapy.
• Storyteller deals with grief and friendship. Also one of my favorite books of Picoult’s.
• Mercy is about a mercy killing. I thought, what a controversial topic because you could feel for the husband. I found the story was more about the sheriff and his wife and not about the original elderly couple.
• 19 Minutes is about a school shooting. Devastating as you would expect.
• The Pact is about teenagers who did or did not make a pact. He said they did.
• Songs of a Humpback Whale Her first novel takes a couple from west to east to study the humpback.
• A Spark of Light a gunman at a reproduction facility takes hostages. It becomes very personal to the narrator 
• Between the Lines written with Jodi’s daughter it’s a bit different. A girl is reading and living in the fairy tale of her book
• Plain Truth exploring the world of a young Amish girl 
• Book of Two Ways was my least favorite story of Picoult’s
• Change of Heart using the issue of the death penalty to spark a personal debate 
• Handle with Care the struggles with a child’s illness 
• Harvesting the Heart does being abandoned by your mom when you are very young effect how well you are as a mom
• House Rules  The son has Asperger’s syndrome. Although a work of fiction you learn about how it feels to be his mom and how she needs to deal with it.
• Mad Honey was not what I expected to read. The narrator’s son is accused of killing his girlfriend.