(And then it was to do something incredibly inconsistent with the story she was writing.) Instead, the real drama centered around Mariah, the mother. For a book where characters kept insisting that the main story here (be it in the media frenzy, hospital scenes, or custody case) was about Faith (the child), I actually didn't think Picoult paid much attention to Faith until the last page of the book. Oh and speaking about the focus on children.ģ. and funnily enough, she gets way more preachy about what children need in the courtroom scenes rather than being preachy about the religion (where everyone seems to be rational and accepting, aside from one small spectacle on Larry King). But this book wants to pretend that it's about religion and protecting children. I find them to be delightful when that's what you want. I have nothing against beach reading or silly books, believe me. That's the level of the writing, the intricacy of the characters, etc. You realize mass markets are made for beach totes, right? Pure and simple. For a book that is essentially beach reading, it took itself way too seriously. Names and details were changed, but otherwise it was like you might see: I'm betting that if I picked up another Picoult book, I'd find myself in a book with the names and situations slightly changed, but ultimately, the exact same outline.Ģ. It's as though Picoult had worked out a system for churning out books with interchangeable characters geared to a female marketplace (Working on her seventeenth book and she's only 42, is she? You don't say!).

Oh, and I'm not too concerned about spoiling things for anyone reading this review, as I hope you don't pick up this waste of trees, so if you really don't want me to spoil the incredibly obvious and uninteresting ending.

As far as being pertinent in a GoodReads review, here are a few. My irritation at this book exists on many levels. In short, complications ensue for father, mother, daughter, and the hot Southern television guy that's supposed to be proving Faith to be a fraud if he wasn't falling for her mom. Faith starts healing people and develops what appears to be Stigmata. The short summary is this: after her parents' separation and divorce, Faith White starts talking to God (who she sees as a woman and calls 'her Guard'). As I mentioned to the person selecting the book when she solicited comments about her short list of options, I've never been tempted to read a Picoult book. I had to read it for my book club (.which normally picks much more intelligent and interesting books).

So why did I read it? For the same reason that many young women read books they might not be thrilled with. Ugh!! I finished this last night because I couldn't bear to spend another day of my life with this in my purse.

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