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readingwithmeredith's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cursing
brookeasmith17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Happy publication day!
I was given an arc of this book through the publishers and Indigo Books as an Indigo employee to read and review.
CONTENT WARNING: This book details living through the covid 19 pandemic and gets quite heavy, if that isn't something you can read right now, come back to this book if and when you get to a place where you can.
This is one of those books that leaves you feeling changed by the end.
I never thought I would read a book about covid, but I'm glad I did. This book was oddly comforting and wildly relatable. It almost felt therapeutic to read about something so relative to my life.
Wish You Were Here is essentially a story of survival, resilience and living for yourself. It's a beautiful and heartbreaking tale of living through life-changing events and finding your path after trauma.
Jodi Picoult is a master in this book. Her writing is poetic and honest, filled with vivid and beautiful imagery that feels so alive. I often felt myself and thoughts reflected in her words. The way she depicts the journey of the pandemic arriving in North America is spot on and she does a beautiful job of having you reflect on the past year and a half of what we all lived through.
This novel is both heartbreaking and empowering, with flawed and multi-faceted characters and a story that reminds you of the preciousness of life and truly living it.
It is by no means a perfect book, and it will not be everyone's cup of tea, but the journey I went on while reading this book makes me think it deserves 5 stars.
Read my full review here:
https://www.myantiquesoul.com/book-review-wish-you-were-here-by-jodi-picoult/
I was given an arc of this book through the publishers and Indigo Books as an Indigo employee to read and review.
CONTENT WARNING: This book details living through the covid 19 pandemic and gets quite heavy, if that isn't something you can read right now, come back to this book if and when you get to a place where you can.
This is one of those books that leaves you feeling changed by the end.
I never thought I would read a book about covid, but I'm glad I did. This book was oddly comforting and wildly relatable. It almost felt therapeutic to read about something so relative to my life.
Wish You Were Here is essentially a story of survival, resilience and living for yourself. It's a beautiful and heartbreaking tale of living through life-changing events and finding your path after trauma.
Jodi Picoult is a master in this book. Her writing is poetic and honest, filled with vivid and beautiful imagery that feels so alive. I often felt myself and thoughts reflected in her words. The way she depicts the journey of the pandemic arriving in North America is spot on and she does a beautiful job of having you reflect on the past year and a half of what we all lived through.
This novel is both heartbreaking and empowering, with flawed and multi-faceted characters and a story that reminds you of the preciousness of life and truly living it.
It is by no means a perfect book, and it will not be everyone's cup of tea, but the journey I went on while reading this book makes me think it deserves 5 stars.
Read my full review here:
https://www.myantiquesoul.com/book-review-wish-you-were-here-by-jodi-picoult/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma
Moderate: Self harm and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
content warning: covid 19, pandemic,travelthrupages's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
This is such an interesting book about COVID-19, surviving and realizing what life really should be about. I really enjoyed the parts where Diana is in the Galapagos. This part was so enjoyable. However, this isn't what it seems. During an almost life-ending emergency, Diana is no longer in the Galapagos, but back in NYC. COVID is rampant and she has been in the hospital for a few days with, nearly dying. She soon realizes that all the plans, the wants, the nonsense doesn't matter anymore. She goes on to change many things about her life because of her near-death experience. This is pretty powerful, but I felt like it was lacking a bit. Like I said before, the story in the Galapagos was very good. I just felt like the story was going to go in a totally different direction. The ending is OPEN-ENDED. Be warned. I looked at the last line for a few minutes before I read the author's notes (also pretty important information here so don't skip it). Thank you #Netgalley #RandomHouseBooks and #JodiPicoult for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my review!
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