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A review by thereadingbee
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
5.0
I have read this book twice and I just love the message Picoult is trying to put out into the world. I think most people would find this book quite controversial in the sense that it takes place at a women's reproductive health services clinic.
The day starts out like any other, and by the evening is eclipsed by a gunman who opens fire and takes all those in the clinic hostage. You are not only getting the events going on inside the building with the gunman and hostage, but also from the hostage negotiator on the outside trying to get everyone out safe. Each character is explored and their reasonings for being at the clinic explained.
Picoult is the queen of tackling controversial topics in the most thought provoking ways. This book was incredibly well researched and the characters were phenomenal. My only "issue" I had was the book was how it was laid out; in a narrative structure that counts backwards during the standoff. It looks at each individual and traces back to what brought each individual to the clinic that fateful day. It was a difficult book to put down for a few days and then pick back up with is basically being written backwards, but that's just my opinion. Others could love that type of formatting.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and all the research the Picoult presents at the very end.
Read this is you are fans of: Liane Moriarty, If These Walls Could Talk, irregular narrative format, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, heavy hitting topics
The day starts out like any other, and by the evening is eclipsed by a gunman who opens fire and takes all those in the clinic hostage. You are not only getting the events going on inside the building with the gunman and hostage, but also from the hostage negotiator on the outside trying to get everyone out safe. Each character is explored and their reasonings for being at the clinic explained.
Picoult is the queen of tackling controversial topics in the most thought provoking ways. This book was incredibly well researched and the characters were phenomenal. My only "issue" I had was the book was how it was laid out; in a narrative structure that counts backwards during the standoff. It looks at each individual and traces back to what brought each individual to the clinic that fateful day. It was a difficult book to put down for a few days and then pick back up with is basically being written backwards, but that's just my opinion. Others could love that type of formatting.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and all the research the Picoult presents at the very end.
Read this is you are fans of: Liane Moriarty, If These Walls Could Talk, irregular narrative format, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, heavy hitting topics