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A review by soobooksalot
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"I decided I'm not listening to the news anymore, because I'm basically living it."
Yup, basically.
I've seen mixed reviews for Jodi Picoult's newest, some being put off by it taking place during Covid as we are still living it.
Personally I found Wish You Were Here a timely look at the past two years, with the perspective of how things have evolved.
It truly reads like fiction.
Besides knowing it deals with Covid, I recommend to go in blind. There are a lot of interesting turns in this one, I really couldn't put it down. It's emotional, to be sure.
I'm a bit torn on the medical elements - generally accurate information, but as someone who has worked in healthcare through Covid, it feels insistent at times.
The patient and healthcare worker experiences though - backed by fear, frustration, isolation and guilt - are solidly depicted.
Every reader will experience this book through their own pandemic lens.
Yup, basically.
I've seen mixed reviews for Jodi Picoult's newest, some being put off by it taking place during Covid as we are still living it.
Personally I found Wish You Were Here a timely look at the past two years, with the perspective of how things have evolved.
It truly reads like fiction.
Besides knowing it deals with Covid, I recommend to go in blind. There are a lot of interesting turns in this one, I really couldn't put it down. It's emotional, to be sure.
I'm a bit torn on the medical elements - generally accurate information, but as someone who has worked in healthcare through Covid, it feels insistent at times.
The patient and healthcare worker experiences though - backed by fear, frustration, isolation and guilt - are solidly depicted.
Every reader will experience this book through their own pandemic lens.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent