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A review by themoonphoenix
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Full Review: November 30th 2021
Reading Wish You Were Here was like reliving last year.
Two different stories of the same reality intertwine, Diana is in quarantine on an island with not many inhabitants and that luckily there are no cases of Covid, while Finn living in New York, is just the opposite. While she is locked up in paradise, he has to deal with a mysterious disease, thousands of people are getting infected, the hospital is not enough, and not only that, they don't know how to treat the new disease.
It is a story that touches on different topics, of course, Covid, fear, loss, and grief, but also finding yourself, seeking your happiness, that not everything is set in stone and things change. It is a beautiful story, heartbreaking, and very realistic.
Thanks Ballantine Books, the Marketing Manager of Random House Publishing Group and Netgalley for the ARC
Reading Wish You Were Here was like reliving last year.
Two different stories of the same reality intertwine, Diana is in quarantine on an island with not many inhabitants and that luckily there are no cases of Covid, while Finn living in New York, is just the opposite. While she is locked up in paradise, he has to deal with a mysterious disease, thousands of people are getting infected, the hospital is not enough, and not only that, they don't know how to treat the new disease.
It is a story that touches on different topics, of course, Covid, fear, loss, and grief, but also finding yourself, seeking your happiness, that not everything is set in stone and things change. It is a beautiful story, heartbreaking, and very realistic.
Thanks Ballantine Books, the Marketing Manager of Random House Publishing Group and Netgalley for the ARC
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent