A review by k83
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

I miss the days of Picoult books being moral dilemmas. Mercy, The Pact, My Sisters Keeper, Keeping Faith.... This was very much fluff fiction, with a  tokenistic jump to mental health and lgb characters.  Maybe that's a reflection on publication decisions in a world of book banning, rather than picoults own choices.

Beatriz coming out is an non event, but there's no focus on her worries about it. Just her self harm, which is nothing more than a vehicle for Diana to be a saviour.   Similary Rodney is a walking stereotype, given no depth or development.  He exists only as comic relief from Finn's drama. His experience of lock down isn't described at all, when it would have made sense to at least skim over a "normal" experience rather than the beleaguered doctor and covid patient experience. He doesn't even express real concern for Diana's disappearance.
 

Doesn't actually chronical the covid-experiece at all.  It's an okay read, not one I'll reread.
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