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Change of Heart

by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author)

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Lauren Caldrone said: " I have not finished this book however I have just hit the part of the book where the plot is thickening and the overall story is becoming more interesting . In another mans review, he says that Jodi gives two sides to all the stories so that people c I have not finished this book however I have just hit the part of the book where the plot is thickening and the overall story is becoming more interesting . In another mans review, he says that Jodi gives two sides to all the stories so that people can have their own personal arguments and reactions to each side, meanwhile jodi uses a lot of current issues. I agree with this review because this book really does make you think about all the perspectives of all sides of the story. For example, thinking about a woman backing up a murderer of her own child and husband is ridiculous, but in the context it makes sense. It seems so twisted and cruel and I would have never thought about it in that sense, but that is why Jodi is so good. She has the reader thinking about situations that are so different than the norm. I think a reader that is open to new things would be interested in this book because there are a lot of thoughts from each character that are outside the box. The beginning of the book was very slow, so slow that I almost stopped reading the book. Luckily I kept reading because the characters developing and the plot developing around page 100 makes the book that much more interesting. In some reviews, people said that the book was crap. I could also see that side too. It gets very repetitive in the case that the whole book is them trying to get claire the heart from shay who killed claires family. This book is definitely not one of my favorites but i think it teaches a lot of lessons about religion and the death penalty, both that are relevant to today.
Jodi Picoult uses a lot of point of view to tell her story. Each section is separated by the name of the character that is talking to show how they are feeling about the situation of the current time in the book. I think my favorite point of view is from Shay bourne because he is the inmate and he is the main threat in the book. However, a side of him comes out after the shooting that is indescribable. He wants to give his heart to the sister of the victims. How twisted is that? Very. But his side is interesting because you get the view in the prison and outside the prison, and more me the stories in the prison can be anything from funny to very serious. Overall, the first 300 pages have gotten into the meat of the book and i think it will only get better from here. ...more "

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"P - I am not done reading it, but at this point I predict that claire will eventually let shay give her the heart even though she is refusing it now." — Mar 11, 2018 05:38PM

Mar 11, 2018 06:02PM · see review