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US Mall 1 - Change of Heart: A Novel
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List Price: $16.00
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Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743496759
ISBN: 0743496752
Label: Washington Square Press
Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: 2008-12-02
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Studio: Washington Square Press
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Summary: A Heart Aching Page-Turner
Comment: I read this book in record time, 2 days-while on a Disney World vacation with my husband. I read it while waiting in line for rides...when I should have been enjoying the scenery of Disney and my husband's company. Well, then HE picked up the book and couldn't put it down....he is a physician and a very spiritual man, very knowledgable about the Bible and about religion, it's very intriguing to him. WE highly recommend it.
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Summary: Only mildly interesting read
Comment: I'm not much of a Jody Picoult fan and this book confirms it for me. I totally agree about the similarity of this book to the Green Mile. At one point Shay is even called Green Mile by one of the other inmates. In both books a gentle, somehow mentally disabled, kind hearted person is wrongfully accused of murdering a child when in reality he was trying to save the child. This person is also able to conduct miracles, including saving the jailhouse pet of one of the more hardened criminals, and declines to save himself from the death penalty even though other people figure out he is not guilty. How much more similar can the basic plots be?
The only reason I give the book two stars instead of one is due to the attempt to show different sides of the death penalty issue with the Jewish/Christian characters, who were somewhat interesting.
I too figured out the twist less than half way through the book and was also annoyed by the sheer number of coincidences in the book (poor June loses one husband in a car crash, another is murdered, her child is murdered, her daughter needs a heart transplate AND the only person is can donate is the man who she thinks murdered her other child. The priest in the story was on the jury to convict Shay.)
And what happened during those 9 years while Claire was growing up? Was Shay doing miracles then? Do we believe that the gorgeous British doctor really would fall in love with Maggie who obviously has a real lack of self confidence? Nah.
The death penalty discussions are interesting but other than that the book is very weak.
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Summary: Powerful and thought-provoking
Comment: I've read many of Jodi Picoult's books, but this one grabbed me from the beginning and never let go. It's not really a story about people--the characters are far less developed than the concepts. But for those who are interested in the big questions that are raised in the book (concerning issues of religious beliefs and spirituality, the separation of church and state, etc.), it reads like a well-researched and provocative parable; the characters are simply vehicles through which larger ideas are expressed. I thought it was brilliant.
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Summary: not Jodi's best work
Comment: In this book the author is trying too much to explore religious beliefs. In doing so she is all over the place and going nowhere. I have read all 13 of her books and this one is my least favorite.
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Summary: Uplifting & Faith-Inspiring
Comment: I could not put the book down. It's a great read for atheists, agnostics, and faith-filled readers. You will not be disappointed!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Heart Aching Page-Turner
Comment: I read this book in record time, 2 days-while on a Disney World vacation with my husband. I read it while waiting in line for rides...when I should have been enjoying the scenery of Disney and my husband's company. Well, then HE picked up the book and couldn't put it down....he is a physician and a very spiritual man, very knowledgable about the Bible and about religion, it's very intriguing to him. WE highly recommend it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Only mildly interesting read
Comment: I'm not much of a Jody Picoult fan and this book confirms it for me. I totally agree about the similarity of this book to the Green Mile. At one point Shay is even called Green Mile by one of the other inmates. In both books a gentle, somehow mentally disabled, kind hearted person is wrongfully accused of murdering a child when in reality he was trying to save the child. This person is also able to conduct miracles, including saving the jailhouse pet of one of the more hardened criminals, and declines to save himself from the death penalty even though other people figure out he is not guilty. How much more similar can the basic plots be?
The only reason I give the book two stars instead of one is due to the attempt to show different sides of the death penalty issue with the Jewish/Christian characters, who were somewhat interesting.
I too figured out the twist less than half way through the book and was also annoyed by the sheer number of coincidences in the book (poor June loses one husband in a car crash, another is murdered, her child is murdered, her daughter needs a heart transplate AND the only person is can donate is the man who she thinks murdered her other child. The priest in the story was on the jury to convict Shay.)
And what happened during those 9 years while Claire was growing up? Was Shay doing miracles then? Do we believe that the gorgeous British doctor really would fall in love with Maggie who obviously has a real lack of self confidence? Nah.
The death penalty discussions are interesting but other than that the book is very weak.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Powerful and thought-provoking
Comment: I've read many of Jodi Picoult's books, but this one grabbed me from the beginning and never let go. It's not really a story about people--the characters are far less developed than the concepts. But for those who are interested in the big questions that are raised in the book (concerning issues of religious beliefs and spirituality, the separation of church and state, etc.), it reads like a well-researched and provocative parable; the characters are simply vehicles through which larger ideas are expressed. I thought it was brilliant.
Customer Rating:
Summary: not Jodi's best work
Comment: In this book the author is trying too much to explore religious beliefs. In doing so she is all over the place and going nowhere. I have read all 13 of her books and this one is my least favorite.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Uplifting & Faith-Inspiring
Comment: I could not put the book down. It's a great read for atheists, agnostics, and faith-filled readers. You will not be disappointed!
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