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A review by jennyatesfoley
Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
DNF'd at 31%
As much as I hated DNF-ing a Jodi Picoult book, I just could not make it through this one. The 10-year age gap weirded me out, the getting married after knowing each other for two months weirded me out (especially since the day he proposed, he was flaunting his girlfriend in front of her), describing her with her assumed virginity as "intact" weirded me out. The fact that she gave up her dream of art school, seemingly indefinitely, for a man she just met also rubbed me the wrong way. It just all felt very forced and misogynistic and I could not get excited about it.
As much as I hated DNF-ing a Jodi Picoult book, I just could not make it through this one. The 10-year age gap weirded me out, the getting married after knowing each other for two months weirded me out (especially since the day he proposed, he was flaunting his girlfriend in front of her), describing her with her assumed virginity as "intact" weirded me out. The fact that she gave up her dream of art school, seemingly indefinitely, for a man she just met also rubbed me the wrong way. It just all felt very forced and misogynistic and I could not get excited about it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion and Abandonment