Sunday, June 29, 2008

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult



Synopsis

Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and The Tenth Circle, pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy.

Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by an act of violence. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened before her very own eyes--or can she? As the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show--destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes asks what it means to be different in our society, who has the right to judge someone else, and whether anyone is ever really who they seem to be.

My Comments:
I loved this book. I really enjoyed how the author was able to tell the story from many different perspectives. Also the ending is not what you think it will be when you start. I like being tricked... It makes it feel like reading the book was worth while.

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