A review by pickettreads
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
3.0
I must say first off that I am a huge fan of Jodi Picoult and have read almost all of her books. With that said, when I picked this one up I just assumed it would move me the way all of the other books had done.
I thought this book was interesting and I learned something about wolves and their behavior but the characters didn't really touch me. In her other novels her characters always make me an emotional mess. I always come away with a new outlook or observation on the plot which is usually something straight from the headlines. Ms. Picoult makes each of us a more empathetic human being.
In Lone Wolf the emotional attachment wasn't really there. I also got a bit tired of reading about the wolves even though it was interesting. If I wanted to read a book about wolf behavior then that is what I would have chosen. I was interested in reading about family dynamics and end of life care and decisions and that is why I chose this book, but didn't get it. Even the twist in the end that is typical Picoult seemed to be just thrown in there like she needed to have one. I do not mean to be harsh and this will certainly not keep me from buying her next book in 2013 the day it is released.
I thought this book was interesting and I learned something about wolves and their behavior but the characters didn't really touch me. In her other novels her characters always make me an emotional mess. I always come away with a new outlook or observation on the plot which is usually something straight from the headlines. Ms. Picoult makes each of us a more empathetic human being.
In Lone Wolf the emotional attachment wasn't really there. I also got a bit tired of reading about the wolves even though it was interesting. If I wanted to read a book about wolf behavior then that is what I would have chosen. I was interested in reading about family dynamics and end of life care and decisions and that is why I chose this book, but didn't get it. Even the twist in the end that is typical Picoult seemed to be just thrown in there like she needed to have one. I do not mean to be harsh and this will certainly not keep me from buying her next book in 2013 the day it is released.