This is my first Jodi Picoult book, but it will not be my last! She definitely makes you think about the issues in her book from all different angles. I liked that she helped you relate to all of her characters by developing them well. This book was a good read. Very thought provoking.

This was not my favorite Picoult book, but it is worth reading. Especially timely with the recent Virginia Tech shootings. I am torn between a morbid fascination with the subject and a desire to avoid the topic altogether. One of my friends and neighbors has a son who is at Virginia Tech and was nearby at the time of the shootings. It has shaken them to the core, understandably. Anyway, the characters in the book did not grab me as much as some of her other books. The ending did not do justice to the time spent on developing some of the characters—it came too fast and seemed incomplete. I do find myself looking at my son and his friends now (5 years old) and wondering about how they will all turn out later on. What mistakes am I making? Do I worry too much or not enough about my son? The one thing I love about Jodi Picoult’s books is that I do pause and THINK about the topics she presents. She does a good job of presenting issues from all angles—so from that perspective I think it is worth reading.