A review by tojtwl
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

adventurous funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a book recommended by one of the newsletters I'm subscribed to and I was curious to read it. I think I've read Jodi Picoult only once...or perhaps this is even my first.

It's very updated with present times, talking about the first few days of a world with COVID-19. The main character (girl) is stranded on an island where she was supposed to have taken a trip with her boyfriend...except he, as a doctor, couldn't make it because it was all hands on deck at the hospital.

So her adventure begins on the island where she meets people and deals with fuzzy internet signals and goes out swimming one day and faces a strong current...
Spoilerand, oh my gosh, I was not prepared for the plot twist that happened after. I will admit that I sort of felt betrayed that everything was just a hallucination.
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The second part of the book
Spoileris all about readjusting to life again.
But she still makes me feel so frustrated because, girl, I get what you want, but maybe you could be a little less selfish and a little more understanding? I mean, there are so many things happening here. Then again, maybe that's to be expected from someone who has
Spoilergone through that kind of "trauma"—the hallucinations and all of it.
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