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natalie_a1203's review against another edition
I couldn’t get into the story felt unrealistic
bridgetdeveney's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
theoblongbox's review against another edition
4.0
Jodi Picoult has a special talent. I've read 2 of her novels so far and what I've noticed is that she takes a main character who has a bunch of qualities that you won't like, but she tries to make you like the main character anyway, but it doesn't work. You still hate the main character.In Perfect Match,once again Picoult has managed to create a main character(Nina Frost) who is pretty unlikable. She shoots an innocent man and pretty much has very little remorse about it. She lies to her husband. She's a workaholic mother. She has an affair with her friend. Yet, even though the main character is unlikable, the characters around her(Nathaniel, Caleb, Patrick) are so interesting and likable that you have to keep reading. The only negative about this book not relating to the main character is that I don't like the way that it's not really acknowledged as much as it should be that she killed an absolutely innocent man. I also don't like the way the criminals seem to always get away with their crimes in Picoult's novels. I think that doesn't exactly send a good message. All the same, Picoult is a great writer. She manages to keep the reader interested.
trishagreenie's review against another edition
3.0
I was looking forward to this book being over. Finally this morning I finished it. I usually really like Jodi Picoult's books, but this one was different. I can understand (in a way) Nina Frost's motivation in killing the person she thinks has hurt her child. Though I must qualify that and say I don't have a child of my own. However, Nina annoyed the shit out of me for most of the book.
She was so arrogant, self-centred and 'look at me everyone!' that it drove me nuts. Patrick also annoyed me for thinking she was 'a goddess' when she was actually a self-absorbed know-it-all. I was disappointed with the way it ended - how she got off scott free for murdering an innocent man. I almost hoped that at the end, the dead priest's mum would come and murder Nina in retribution, for what she had done - and for not getting punished.
So that's what I thought of that book.
Maybe I'm being unfair...but it's how I felt. I kept rolling my eyes and saying, "For fuck's sake!" every time Nina did some other "I know best" thing, and everybody else in the book loved her and admired her for all the annoying things she did.
She was so arrogant, self-centred and 'look at me everyone!' that it drove me nuts. Patrick also annoyed me for thinking she was 'a goddess' when she was actually a self-absorbed know-it-all. I was disappointed with the way it ended - how she got off scott free for murdering an innocent man. I almost hoped that at the end, the dead priest's mum would come and murder Nina in retribution, for what she had done - and for not getting punished.
So that's what I thought of that book.
Maybe I'm being unfair...but it's how I felt. I kept rolling my eyes and saying, "For fuck's sake!" every time Nina did some other "I know best" thing, and everybody else in the book loved her and admired her for all the annoying things she did.
stripehouse's review against another edition
3.0
It was OK. I thought the book was predictable. I did want to finish it, but just to see the outcome of the trial. I thought Nineteen Minutes was much better and more enthralling. I guess the hook is if you have a child, it speaks to you.
tarajean334's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was a hard read..I am a person who was a sexually abused child, and I can tell you first hand that the memories NEVER go away. They say kids bounce back quicker than the parents, and this is also something that I don't believe. This book was very well written, and the twist was my fear with coming forward. This covers a very taboo topic that a lot of people just brush off, but it happens more than anyone realizes.
amy91's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book. Jodi Picoult is up there on my favourite author list because I always feel like I could be best friends with her characters. I know Nina gets so many things wrong and at times can be really unlikeable but the way she shows up for her son and fights for him does something for my soul. The snippets into Nathaniel’s experiences simultaneously break and heal my heart because Jodi hits the nail on the head over and over again. I really liked seeing Nina’s relationship with Caleb and the acknowledgment that life does go on even when it’s fallen apart, I have so many favourite quotes from this book.
ajlovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I read this book while having some time off of work , but I think it was a waste of time. The plot sounded really good and I did enjoy some of the twists and turns the book took, but it was a little to predictable and I didn't like the main character. Although, the ending was good.
adilyn's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder
It centers around a child being molested by a Catholic priest.