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Mermaid
There’s always more beneath the surface.
Once, Hope Payne was a mermaid, performing at the local theme park and captivating audiences young and old.
Today, she’s married to a pragmatic marine biologist who has filled the pool in their backyard with flounder for a special study. Before he begins, the fish vanish—echoing a loss Hope alone can understand. She senses there’s something underwater, something alive and hungry for more, but is she in too deep to ever resurface?
New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult’s “Mermaid” is a spellbinding short story about the sacrifice it takes to swim again.
40 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 25, 2017
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Jodi Picoult
112 books95k followersJodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight novels, including Wish You Were Here, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, and My Sister’s Keeper, and, with daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page. Picoult lives in New Hampshire.
MAD HONEY, her new novel co-authored with Jennifer Finney Boylan, is available in hardcover, ebook, and audio on October 4, 2022.
Website: http://www.jodipicoult.com/
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MAD HONEY, her new novel co-authored with Jennifer Finney Boylan, is available in hardcover, ebook, and audio on October 4, 2022.
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August 29, 2017
Excuse me Ma'am, but just what was that ending? I was actually really into this weird little story, but I felt it was just TOO short to do anything with. Perhaps we're being introduced to a new future character?
November 2, 2017
Reviewed by: Rabid Reads
4.5 stars
I’ve never read Picoult before THE MERMAID, and the only reason I did this time is b/c of my recent fascination with Kindle in Motion .
No offense meant if you’re a Picoult fan, but I’m a very specific kind of escapist reader: the kind that ultimately wants to be happy. I don’t mind a reasonable number of obstacles on the way to that happiness, but I absolutely do not want to be miserable b/c inevitable tragedy circling like a shark.
So there are certain books that I refuse to read. Books like THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (two teenagers with cancer fall in love, what could go wrong?) and MY SISTER’S KEEPER. My reluctance to read these types of books is so great that it isn’t unusual for my avoidance of the book to evolve into an avoidance of the author altogether.
They’ve shown what they’re capable of, and now they cannot be trusted . . . *backs slowly away so as not to attract the attention of cruel and unpredictable author*
But Kindle in Motion . And MERMAIDS. And how much damage can be done in forty pages?
Then there’s the fact that it’s almost certainly her lowest rated work, plagued by WTF? reviews from her longtime fans, both of which are signs that I might actually like it (b/c contrary). #sorrynotsorry
But before I get to story itself, I want to talk about my first Kindle in Motion book for adults.
When I posted my Bookfessional on enhanced reading a couple weeks ago, I was surprised by how many people responded negatively—I mean, pretty pictures that move, guys. What’s not to like?—But more than half the comments were against it. Too many distractions, fun for kids, but leave us grownups alone, etc.
After reading THE MERMAID, I have to say that I agree.
Firstly, it’s much easier to animate quality illustrations in a children’s book than it is to film quality content for adult books. The graphics from the fairytales in which I first encountered KiM were lovely and material-appropriate. They were a natural embellishment to the reader experience, and I very much enjoyed it. In contrast, the video clips from THE MERMAID were cornball and low budget, and I absolutely could have done without them.
Not only that, but where I initially appreciated the beachy and/or ocean-themed backdrops for the actual words, when I went to highlight something, the combination of highlight and background picture made for difficult-to-read highlights, which kind of defeats the purpose:
So that’s a problem.
As for the book itself . . . It’s surprisingly good. It’s weird, but I primarily read speculative fiction anyway, so weird is my normal. That being said, this was not my usual weird.
The story is about a woman named Hope who has recently experienced a tragedy. Under any circumstances, what she went through is difficult, but in this particular scenario . . .
If you don’t care to be spoiled, let’s just say that I am intimately acquainted with Hope’s situation, and I can vouch for the authenticity of the emotional aftermath.
Perhaps it’s the firsthand knowledge that made the ending so many others are calling pointless, particularly affecting, but I don’t think so. I think I’d get the analogy even without the accompanying illustration.
That’s another problem with the aforementioned books I avoid: the pain is so obvious that you don’t have to think for yourself. You don’t have to explore your own feelings; you’ve been attacked by that ever circling shark, and it hurts. The end.
But there’s more than just the hopeful note a seemingly hopeless story ended with (). It’s how quickly she managed to do it. I repeat, this was a forty page short story. In just forty pages, Picoult managed to create a scenario so devoid the thing our heroine was named for that I felt a flash a anger when
Then she turned it all around in a single page.
I think I may have underestimated Ms. Picoult. I think there may be more to her than expert manipulation of grief. I’m not saying I’ll ever read MY SISTER’S KEEPER, but I may have to look into her other works.
SO. Highly recommended despite the low-budget film antics, etc. If for no other reason, read it to see what the hype is about.
4.5 stars
I’ve never read Picoult before THE MERMAID, and the only reason I did this time is b/c of my recent fascination with Kindle in Motion .
No offense meant if you’re a Picoult fan, but I’m a very specific kind of escapist reader: the kind that ultimately wants to be happy. I don’t mind a reasonable number of obstacles on the way to that happiness, but I absolutely do not want to be miserable b/c inevitable tragedy circling like a shark.
So there are certain books that I refuse to read. Books like THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (two teenagers with cancer fall in love, what could go wrong?) and MY SISTER’S KEEPER. My reluctance to read these types of books is so great that it isn’t unusual for my avoidance of the book to evolve into an avoidance of the author altogether.
They’ve shown what they’re capable of, and now they cannot be trusted . . . *backs slowly away so as not to attract the attention of cruel and unpredictable author*
But Kindle in Motion . And MERMAIDS. And how much damage can be done in forty pages?
Then there’s the fact that it’s almost certainly her lowest rated work, plagued by WTF? reviews from her longtime fans, both of which are signs that I might actually like it (b/c contrary). #sorrynotsorry
But before I get to story itself, I want to talk about my first Kindle in Motion book for adults.
When I posted my Bookfessional on enhanced reading a couple weeks ago, I was surprised by how many people responded negatively—I mean, pretty pictures that move, guys. What’s not to like?—But more than half the comments were against it. Too many distractions, fun for kids, but leave us grownups alone, etc.
After reading THE MERMAID, I have to say that I agree.
Firstly, it’s much easier to animate quality illustrations in a children’s book than it is to film quality content for adult books. The graphics from the fairytales in which I first encountered KiM were lovely and material-appropriate. They were a natural embellishment to the reader experience, and I very much enjoyed it. In contrast, the video clips from THE MERMAID were cornball and low budget, and I absolutely could have done without them.
Not only that, but where I initially appreciated the beachy and/or ocean-themed backdrops for the actual words, when I went to highlight something, the combination of highlight and background picture made for difficult-to-read highlights, which kind of defeats the purpose:
So that’s a problem.
As for the book itself . . . It’s surprisingly good. It’s weird, but I primarily read speculative fiction anyway, so weird is my normal. That being said, this was not my usual weird.
The story is about a woman named Hope who has recently experienced a tragedy. Under any circumstances, what she went through is difficult, but in this particular scenario . . .
If you don’t care to be spoiled, let’s just say that I am intimately acquainted with Hope’s situation, and I can vouch for the authenticity of the emotional aftermath.
Perhaps it’s the firsthand knowledge that made the ending so many others are calling pointless, particularly affecting, but I don’t think so. I think I’d get the analogy even without the accompanying illustration.
That’s another problem with the aforementioned books I avoid: the pain is so obvious that you don’t have to think for yourself. You don’t have to explore your own feelings; you’ve been attacked by that ever circling shark, and it hurts. The end.
But there’s more than just the hopeful note a seemingly hopeless story ended with (). It’s how quickly she managed to do it. I repeat, this was a forty page short story. In just forty pages, Picoult managed to create a scenario so devoid the thing our heroine was named for that I felt a flash a anger when
Then she turned it all around in a single page.
I think I may have underestimated Ms. Picoult. I think there may be more to her than expert manipulation of grief. I’m not saying I’ll ever read MY SISTER’S KEEPER, but I may have to look into her other works.
SO. Highly recommended despite the low-budget film antics, etc. If for no other reason, read it to see what the hype is about.
August 14, 2017
Magical pond makes colors when it's fed.
Huh?!? What did I just read? If JP hadn't signed her name in a gif at the beginning of this Kindle in Motion book, then I never would have guessed she'd written it. So glad I read this for free with KindleUnlimited. Sure, the included graphics and gifs were pretty, but they definitely weren't worth the $2.99 price tag (especially since it only took me about 15 minutes to read it). My final answer? "Just keep swimming" ... and read anything else by Picoult! 🐠
Huh?!? What did I just read? If JP hadn't signed her name in a gif at the beginning of this Kindle in Motion book, then I never would have guessed she'd written it. So glad I read this for free with KindleUnlimited. Sure, the included graphics and gifs were pretty, but they definitely weren't worth the $2.99 price tag (especially since it only took me about 15 minutes to read it). My final answer? "Just keep swimming" ... and read anything else by Picoult! 🐠
August 23, 2017
DO NOT PAY 2.99 for this! Okay, now that I got that out of the way, let me state my undying love for Jodi Picoult and every *BOOK* she has ever written. This is NOT a book. This is a 12-minute short story, which I knew going into it when I got it from Kindle Unlimited, so I was fine with the format and brevity. I love short stories. However, the story just flat out isn't good. It's completely and utterly unformed - as if it were an idea in an old journal that somebody slapped onto pages with absolute no fleshing out of characters or storylines. Just not a quality short story - the story itself is 1 star for me. (My daughter read it too because she thought the cover was cool - she agrees with me on the 1 star.)
However, the format of this novelty creation when viewed on a compatible device is pretty fun and I love the motion included in a lot of the pages. I read this first on my Kindle Paperwhite (no animation) and then reviewed it again on my iPad and it's an entirely different experience. The story still isn't any better, but the format is beautiful. 5 STARS for the novelty.
I feel like Amazon wanted a story to test this cool new toy with, so they picked a big name amazing author and asked if she had anything written anywhere in her office.........no, don't bother reading it over or editing it, we just want to test our fun new tech on it. Oh, it's about a mermaid? Even better. But then......then they made the mistake of actually trying to sell it and now her name is attached to it.
1 + 5 / 2 should equal 3 but not in this case........2 is the highest I can give it since it's marketed as literature. If you have Kindle Unlimited, go ahead and download this so you can see the cool effects. Read it if you wish. Just do NOT pay for it.
However, the format of this novelty creation when viewed on a compatible device is pretty fun and I love the motion included in a lot of the pages. I read this first on my Kindle Paperwhite (no animation) and then reviewed it again on my iPad and it's an entirely different experience. The story still isn't any better, but the format is beautiful. 5 STARS for the novelty.
I feel like Amazon wanted a story to test this cool new toy with, so they picked a big name amazing author and asked if she had anything written anywhere in her office.........no, don't bother reading it over or editing it, we just want to test our fun new tech on it. Oh, it's about a mermaid? Even better. But then......then they made the mistake of actually trying to sell it and now her name is attached to it.
1 + 5 / 2 should equal 3 but not in this case........2 is the highest I can give it since it's marketed as literature. If you have Kindle Unlimited, go ahead and download this so you can see the cool effects. Read it if you wish. Just do NOT pay for it.
March 7, 2018
Wth was that ending? I get it was a short story but I liked the motion/moving pictures a lot more than I did the story. I only have Picture Perfect to read and I will have to wait for Jodi Picoult to release a new book, but this was not for me. It was a cool concept but wasn’t for me.
My quick and simple overall: the motion/moving pictures were cool to look at on my kindle. The story was alright.
My quick and simple overall: the motion/moving pictures were cool to look at on my kindle. The story was alright.
August 1, 2024
Good but Unsatisfying
Jodi Picoult is definitely a skilled writer and has a talent for creating moods and scenes that you can both see and feel in your minds eye. This story was no exception starting out with a mother floating in the warm water of the Gulf expecting to hear the water tell her what to name her baby girl. She never heard a name, so she called her baby hope and hope became a marine biologist, not because she wanted to, but because her mother hoped that she would.
Hope falls in love with another marine biologist and she becomes pregnant almost immediately. They marry and there is an entire interesting story about their home and how her new husband is going to study fish from a pool in his backyard. Things get weird and spooky and crazy things happen only to find out that Hope is mentally ill. Picoult does this sort of thing and I wonder why I keep going back. I’ll give her 3.5 stars for good writing rounding down because I am annoyed.
Jodi Picoult is definitely a skilled writer and has a talent for creating moods and scenes that you can both see and feel in your minds eye. This story was no exception starting out with a mother floating in the warm water of the Gulf expecting to hear the water tell her what to name her baby girl. She never heard a name, so she called her baby hope and hope became a marine biologist, not because she wanted to, but because her mother hoped that she would.
Hope falls in love with another marine biologist and she becomes pregnant almost immediately. They marry and there is an entire interesting story about their home and how her new husband is going to study fish from a pool in his backyard. Things get weird and spooky and crazy things happen only to find out that Hope is mentally ill. Picoult does this sort of thing and I wonder why I keep going back. I’ll give her 3.5 stars for good writing rounding down because I am annoyed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 22, 2017
??????????? ????? ??????? ?? ????? ? ???? ???
I want my 15 minutes back.
The pictures and animations were quite engaging, but the story fell flat on its face for me.
I want my 15 minutes back.
The pictures and animations were quite engaging, but the story fell flat on its face for me.
July 20, 2018
3/5 stars!
This was a short and sweet single that I listened to on Scribd. Jodi Picoult had always been one of my favourite authors. Her writing is always so wonderful and emotional and I often find myself picking up one of her books when I’m in a reading slump and that’s why I ended up delving into this after a couple of fantasies.
This short story was weird and trippy and not usual Picoult. Just when I felt like I was getting into the story it ended 😦 Would like to see more of this story, maybe one day she’ll write more!
This was a short and sweet single that I listened to on Scribd. Jodi Picoult had always been one of my favourite authors. Her writing is always so wonderful and emotional and I often find myself picking up one of her books when I’m in a reading slump and that’s why I ended up delving into this after a couple of fantasies.
This short story was weird and trippy and not usual Picoult. Just when I felt like I was getting into the story it ended 😦 Would like to see more of this story, maybe one day she’ll write more!
August 23, 2017
I would read this woman's grocery list. I generally love her novellas leading up to her next release but this one felt so random, no promotion, etc. her writing is beautiful as always, but too short of a short story to even really connect.
September 1, 2017
WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF?
September 4, 2017
This was one of the weirdest books I read. Is this classified as a fantasy? I will admit that it was mildly interesting with the whole mermaid aspect,but it was do confusing. I didn't know where the story was going,it just seemed unfinished.
Lastly,what is up with the ending? I know it is prefaced as a stand alone novel,but there HAS to be something else! I am too invested now,the ending was not only rushed but extremely lazy!
I use to always read Picoult novels,but after this,I am very hesitant to read anymore of her material.
Lastly,what is up with the ending? I know it is prefaced as a stand alone novel,but there HAS to be something else! I am too invested now,the ending was not only rushed but extremely lazy!
I use to always read Picoult novels,but after this,I am very hesitant to read anymore of her material.
January 4, 2026
I read this book for free on my kindle app. I loved the pictures in this short story.
September 12, 2017
This is Mermaid [Kindle in Motion] (Kindle Single) by Jodi Picoult. I know some people will criticize this book because of its short length, but they must not be Picoult's fans. I loved it! It is such a beautiful book, both in her rich prose, and the added plus of moving gifs on the cover and throughout the book on several pages. I love mermaids, and I would have bought this book for those alone! They are such peaceful, calming pictures. I also enjoyed the touching story.Hope Payne was a woman who was one of those "mermaids" who fed the sharks and fish in the aquarium where she met her future husband a marine biologist. This is her story. It made me cry. Jodi does it again. Despite the length, check this one out, for a great read.
September 5, 2017
The art and animation was dope as fuck!
The story. . .WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT???
I read women's fiction.
I read literary.
I read romance.
I read just about anything.
What.
the.
fuck, Jodi??!
Maybe the goal was that the speaking, eating pool was symbolic of her elevating into a new stage in her life. I don't fucking know. I'm confused and found the story a waste against the back drop of all the amazing effects.
Sadly, I hope this doesn't stop publishers from doing this just because people hated this one.
The story. . .WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT???
I read women's fiction.
I read literary.
I read romance.
I read just about anything.
What.
the.
fuck, Jodi??!
Maybe the goal was that the speaking, eating pool was symbolic of her elevating into a new stage in her life. I don't fucking know. I'm confused and found the story a waste against the back drop of all the amazing effects.
Sadly, I hope this doesn't stop publishers from doing this just because people hated this one.
August 17, 2017
What? No, what?
I came into this kinda pumped. I'm basically a six year old at heart so a book with moving pictures? There's no way that's not gonna be awesome! I kinda skimmed the description and comments, and decided to grab it because moving pictures.
Yeah, my decision making skills aren't winning any prizes, but I knew for a fact I'd be able to say: I've read worse.
Which is true. I have definitely read worse.
You may recognize this as "not exactly a rave review."
I think part of the problem is presentation. A book called "Mermaid," with moving pictures being one of its big draws, half its advertising campaign at least--it invites a certain expectation of whimsy. Maybe dark whimsy, but still something inherently whimsical. This novella is more like the embodiment of everything anti-whimsy. Which is odd because it doesn't seem like that was the goal. The problem is, I don't know what the goal was. It felt like a half-finished thought wandering across the pages, an idea that didn't get finished. The ending leaves you wanting and unfulfilled, and the entire novella (it's short enough calling it a book would physically pain me) is oddly incomplete. Like you're not even getting half the story; you're getting a glimpse through a crack in the fence, using binoculars, to see the very edge of the story. Like dipping your toes in but just hovering them right above the water instead.
Hope is an apparently "troubled" young woman who worked as a mermaid at what sounds like Weekiwachi (Florida). She married a man she maybe loved, had a miscarriage, and wound up seeing the psychologist she clearly needed long before this. And the story villifies--everything, honestly. Psychiatric help was apparently less than useless, but no one else is helping either. I wound up just wanting to kick her husband in the face and let her keep feeding the pool. Except it wanted to eat her for unknown reasons, and was possibly the fetus Hope showed no signs of wanting?
I saw it called disturbing but I disagree. It felt like it wanted to be disturbing. Instead it said fetuses are fully sentient at the size of "a kumquat" (when evidently they also have all their limbs and whatnot instead of looking like a weird little alien worm) and...not much else. Hope's entire character appears to be "sad person." Nick's character is "angry guy." The pool is just weird. Everything about this is weird. I was going to give this three stars but I changed my mind because the more I think about it the more baffled I am by it. It's like one of those artistic films that insist they're very meaningful and if you disagree it's because you "don't get it."
The only good thing I can really say about this is the "kindle in motion" aspects were fairly fun. I think they could use some fiddling (the clips should automatically repeat, or be able to be set so that they do; the transition from pages with pictures to without could be smoothed a lot; other nitpicks from an artistic standpoint) but I like it on theory and hope to see more of it.
But the book itself? A resounding "eh."
I came into this kinda pumped. I'm basically a six year old at heart so a book with moving pictures? There's no way that's not gonna be awesome! I kinda skimmed the description and comments, and decided to grab it because moving pictures.
Yeah, my decision making skills aren't winning any prizes, but I knew for a fact I'd be able to say: I've read worse.
Which is true. I have definitely read worse.
You may recognize this as "not exactly a rave review."
I think part of the problem is presentation. A book called "Mermaid," with moving pictures being one of its big draws, half its advertising campaign at least--it invites a certain expectation of whimsy. Maybe dark whimsy, but still something inherently whimsical. This novella is more like the embodiment of everything anti-whimsy. Which is odd because it doesn't seem like that was the goal. The problem is, I don't know what the goal was. It felt like a half-finished thought wandering across the pages, an idea that didn't get finished. The ending leaves you wanting and unfulfilled, and the entire novella (it's short enough calling it a book would physically pain me) is oddly incomplete. Like you're not even getting half the story; you're getting a glimpse through a crack in the fence, using binoculars, to see the very edge of the story. Like dipping your toes in but just hovering them right above the water instead.
Hope is an apparently "troubled" young woman who worked as a mermaid at what sounds like Weekiwachi (Florida). She married a man she maybe loved, had a miscarriage, and wound up seeing the psychologist she clearly needed long before this. And the story villifies--everything, honestly. Psychiatric help was apparently less than useless, but no one else is helping either. I wound up just wanting to kick her husband in the face and let her keep feeding the pool. Except it wanted to eat her for unknown reasons, and was possibly the fetus Hope showed no signs of wanting?
I saw it called disturbing but I disagree. It felt like it wanted to be disturbing. Instead it said fetuses are fully sentient at the size of "a kumquat" (when evidently they also have all their limbs and whatnot instead of looking like a weird little alien worm) and...not much else. Hope's entire character appears to be "sad person." Nick's character is "angry guy." The pool is just weird. Everything about this is weird. I was going to give this three stars but I changed my mind because the more I think about it the more baffled I am by it. It's like one of those artistic films that insist they're very meaningful and if you disagree it's because you "don't get it."
The only good thing I can really say about this is the "kindle in motion" aspects were fairly fun. I think they could use some fiddling (the clips should automatically repeat, or be able to be set so that they do; the transition from pages with pictures to without could be smoothed a lot; other nitpicks from an artistic standpoint) but I like it on theory and hope to see more of it.
But the book itself? A resounding "eh."
July 25, 2017
I was so excited to see that Jodi Picoult released a new short story, I immediately went to Amazon and got it (thanks to Kindle Unlimited). After reading some facebook comments, I discovered that it was actually a Kindle in Motion book. After some research, I found out those effects only take place if you read the book on an iPhone, iPad, or Android. So I read this ebook on my iPhone. The book cover is a gif, so you can see a mermaid swimming, on the next page, you can see a gif of Jodi Picoult signing her name, and then there's a few gifs of sea life throughout. It was cool to see and maybe almost makes the $3 price tag on this book worth it. Almost.
As with other short stories of hers, I wasn't sure what the point was, and it was hard to follow at times due to the use of too many pronouns. I do wonder though if this will be a character in her upcoming book. I'm still excited for that, even though it's still over a year away from being released.
As with other short stories of hers, I wasn't sure what the point was, and it was hard to follow at times due to the use of too many pronouns. I do wonder though if this will be a character in her upcoming book. I'm still excited for that, even though it's still over a year away from being released.
August 1, 2017
The irony of love. What I see and feel, you don't
People desire to be loved . So much so, that they are willing to fool themselves and feed their imaginations. In this story, the main character restores a pool in her backyard. She and her husband's goal is to do an experiment about breeding flounder. In this story everything begins to disappear and is swallowed up by the swimming pool . Although the heroine of this book continues to feed an unhealthy believe and hope that her married life is not over in the hope that her husband might see her again as he did when they first met . She feeds this belief everything that she has . Yet when she approaches her husband and asks him to see the pool the way she sees it , he sees nothing .
People desire to be loved . So much so, that they are willing to fool themselves and feed their imaginations. In this story, the main character restores a pool in her backyard. She and her husband's goal is to do an experiment about breeding flounder. In this story everything begins to disappear and is swallowed up by the swimming pool . Although the heroine of this book continues to feed an unhealthy believe and hope that her married life is not over in the hope that her husband might see her again as he did when they first met . She feeds this belief everything that she has . Yet when she approaches her husband and asks him to see the pool the way she sees it , he sees nothing .
August 25, 2017
Beautiful writing but there wasn't any story. Like, actually none. Color me confused.
October 18, 2020
It was an ok book. A quick read, took me about an hour to finish. I recommend the "Kindle in motion" version of this book.
April 1, 2018
I'm not sure what to say about this book. It kept me engaged, but it felt too short. It also seemed too vague. The Kindle in Motion animation was nice, but didn't really seem to add to the book. This is only my second Jodi Picoult book, the other being Small Great Things, and it is my first Kindle in Motion book. I'm glad I read it and I'm glad I figured out the kinks of KIM with this book. It's worth a shot if the blurb sounds interesting.
November 7, 2018
I unintentionally ran across Kindle in Motion when I purchased this Picoult short. I enjoyed the moving pictures that went along with the story but the story.... I don't even know what I just read. The idea was great (Stephen King needs to take this concept and run like hell with it) but it felt like she really dropped the ball. Like a huge chunk was missing or something. I normally love Picoult but this was meh at best.
March 16, 2020
I have always been a Jodi Picoult admirer but Mermaid disappointed me. I was looking for a good story with some sort of end but this book ended abruptly leaving me wondering about what I was reading in the first place? I wouldn't recommend to more people but they can surely pick her other work like My sister's keeper, Vanishing Acts, Perfect Picture and Salem Falls.
July 27, 2018
Before this, I had never read any of Jodi Picoult's books.
After this, I feel like I wasn't really missing anything.
I doubt I ever will read her other books.
After this, I feel like I wasn't really missing anything.
I doubt I ever will read her other books.
February 17, 2020
WARNING:
This reminds me of the Praiseland episode of The Simpsons.
This reminds me of the Praiseland episode of The Simpsons.
September 6, 2024
disappointed
I was loving it and then ……. Nothing. I would have wanted more of the story. I guess its left up to the readers imagination.
I was loving it and then ……. Nothing. I would have wanted more of the story. I guess its left up to the readers imagination.
August 1, 2017
Both sad and sweet. I never figured out if what Hope was experiencing was real or in her mind. And then the story ended.
December 8, 2024
A short little read. This is the first kindle in motion book I’ve read and that was pretty cool. Anyway, I feel like all of the reviewers of this book missed the deeper theme: overcoming the loss of a pregnancy. As for why the pool is hungry, I don’t know. I’ll read anything with Picoult’s name on it though
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March 13, 2019Wonderful concept but short on the story line.
I love Jodi's work but this story was just not working. There were too things left out and not resolved. It seems like an overzealous editor got to it. Pictures were a beautiful touch but not worth the money.
I love Jodi's work but this story was just not working. There were too things left out and not resolved. It seems like an overzealous editor got to it. Pictures were a beautiful touch but not worth the money.
September 13, 2017
Kindle in motion
I loved the animation in this ebook. The story was 2 stars from me. I gave an extra star for the animation. I read it in about 30 minutes. I enjoyed the new concept of the book but found the story unappealing.
I loved the animation in this ebook. The story was 2 stars from me. I gave an extra star for the animation. I read it in about 30 minutes. I enjoyed the new concept of the book but found the story unappealing.
August 15, 2017
I'm not sure I understand what I just read but I think I like it.
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