When I see Jodi Picoult's name I don't think amazing author, I think cliche, a Nicholas Sparks type. I knew she'd written My Sister's Keeper. Which I didn't read but I did watch the movie. Good story...
And so when I saw Picoult's name in the library I grabbed for whatever book my hand was nearest. I decided I need a wishywashy novel between tough reads so that I don't get overwhelmed and stop reading all together like I did last time.
I don't know how true that was, but I went for it anyway.
Was it a great book? Not at all. Would I ever recommend it? Never. UNLESS you need a teenage-y romantic novel with unnecessary bits of crude sentences throughout..
Quick read of course. Took me whole of course, I couldn't put it down. Didn't even watch a single show between checking it out of the library and finishing it.
The plot? Meh. It's about a very famous actor and his wife. Their lives are "Picture Perfect"... or are they??
Then there's a whole side plot with a guy who wants to renounce his Native American past but is a cop in LA now, and he helps the girl... and the story focuses on their 3 different (and all sad) backgrounds and how it affects all their choices...
AAAand there's quite a predictable ending.
See Spoiler: Alex megasupermoviestar Rivers beat his adorableyetnotgorgeousandrelatablebutawkward wife Cassie. In the end, she leaves him for Idon'treallyknowwhyyou'reinthestory Will (the Sioux descendant).
I was reading somewhere about how so many authors (GOSH I'm Guilty too) make the main charactress be beautiful "but in a simple and unique way" not drop dead gorgeous, but someone that the boy character cannot get enough of. Wherever I was reading this (why can I not remember?) was arguing that authors do this so that the reader (who is most likely not Drop dead gorgeous either) can relate and really be part of the story, and so that any man that reads it also believes he has a chance of getting the "not out of his league" character.
The article had a bad spin on it, I forget what it was.
Anyway. I really enjoyed reading this bad book. I really love just diving into a book that's purely for fun. I guess like watching sitcoms.
I remember around 8th or 9th grade I was obsessed with a series The Clique. I LOVED those books. (cue: character was that same relatable type) After a while, my mom told me she wished I would read something with more substance.
I didn't like that comment. I still don't. I personally believe it's ok to read whatever you want. I think we need different types of books at different types of our lives, and to feel shame for reading a series that makes you feel like you belong somewhere and life isn't dark is not a nice feeling.
Obviously, my mom didn't know. We weren't close back then. She honestly just wished I would read something that in her mind stimulated my mind.
But for example this book. It's not the best, but it makes me think about how a lot of people view marriage. The main characters got married out of 'love'. And then a few years later she finds out he doesn't want any children. And she's too in love to leave him even when he beats her because ... because they love each other. Nothing more in there but 'love.' And what IS love? What is the right amount of love to secure a marriage together? What part of 'love' will hold two people close when one cannot control their anger?
These are things I like to wonder about.
ALSO Picoult does have an ability to show the good and bad in all three main characters. Their obvious flaws and loving parts.
This whole blog post has been a giant ramble. 90+ degree temperature all day really wears my braincells thin. Good thing I was reading this book and not Crime and Punishment... just yet.
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