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A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

26 reviews

ayyferg's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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ahomm759's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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kleinekurzebrise's review against another edition

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3.0


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emkschneider's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.0


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peeled_grape's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No

1.0

White feminist, transphobic copaganda babyyyy

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lcl_reads's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

Typically, I enjoy Jodi Picoult, but this one just didn't work for me. She attempts to show there are two sides to every story, but for me, reproductive justice is just not a two sides issue. It is an issue of recognizing the humanity, value, and worthiness of those who bear children and their right to control their bodies and is rooted in historical ways groups have exerted bodily control over others. I recognize this is my reader bias and cognitively I appreciate that this is part of Picoult's writing style and that this book isn't for me.

I found the backwards timeline confusing for character development and made the plot boring and anticlimactic. I kept mixing up character details because of the way the information is doled out. Additionally, I did not find the end of the book very climatic or interesting because so much information is given upfront.

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bookchellf's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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nicoleolander's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5


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macneill___rae's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Another great one by Jodi Picoult.
What I love about Jodi's books is that typically, they touch very controversial subjects and make you think. This one was no different.

The storyline of this book is about a shooting that takes place at an abortion clinic. It follows many of the different background stories of those involved with the shooting/victims, etc.

So well written and captivating.

HOWEVER many triggers so not for everybody ✨️✨️✨️


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chireadsandchill's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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