A review by kamrynkoble
Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

2.5

This was definitely something. Five narrators, five different fonts, and the most random subplots I have EVER read. 2.5 stars. 

I was glad I went into this completely blind, because I actually gasped at the first “twist” on page 30 or so. I really did enjoy the actual case of this book. It’s literally everything else that’s an issue.

I still don’t understand the absurd amount of pages devoted to the Native Americans or Andrew’s prison escapades. It is VERY obvious that this was published in the early 2000s and so much of these (COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT) racial topics were terrible. I finally started skimming in both of these sections and never had any trouble actually understanding the real plot.

And Fitz? Gah. Everything about his chapters and what he did was a big fat no from me.

Greta, the search-and-rescue bloodhound, is my one true love from this book. 

The actual core story was great. The final execution is really disappointing. I would’ve died if I listened to this on audio and couldn’t skim/skip multiple pages.
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