Keeping Faith
by Jodi Picoult
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Book Reviews of Keeping Faith
Book Review: LOVED IT TO THE END...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my third Picoult novel and I have the fourth ready to start. I was riveted by this book and stayed up until 6:00 a.m. 2 nights in a row to get it finished. I LOVED it until the final paragraph. Then she lost me. I still give it 4 stars because she's an awesome writer, but I just didn't "get" the final scene. Maybe I'm dense, but I have mulled it over all day and still can't figure out what it all means in the end. Oh, well...I recomend Picoult anyway. After reading The Pact and Handle With Care, I ordered Keeping Faith and Nineteen Minutes and will probably read her entire collection. She is a wonderful writer and I'm happy to live in New Hampshire because I recognize a lot of the places she writes about!Book Review: A better ending would have gotten it FOUR stars
Summary: 3 Stars
A mother's dream of a stable family is shattered when her husband cheats on her, he moves out, they get divorced. Their daughter FAITH develops an imaginary friend. Then there is a custody battle. That's the short version of the book.
The book definitely keeps your attention & makes you want to keep reading. Does Mariah, who is shown as weak, become stronger? Who wins custody? You just don't know where the author is going : The only way to know is to KEEP READING. The most frustrating part was the ending. I've read the last page a few times and I'm still not sure how it ends. I think there were too many questions left unanswered.
Book Review: Clever title; provocative theme
Summary: 4 Stars
"Keeping Faith" is a quick read that makes you think.
The characters are interesting and not especially predictable. For example, Mariah White, mother of Faith, starts out as rather pathetic and annoying but comes into her own as the story progresses.
There are themes of religion, custody, divorce and relationships that are developed and researched well and are not treated redundantly. The story forces the reader to think about various "what ifs" especially religious "what ifs."
What I liked best about this book is that it is not a rehash of ideas; I enjoyed it.
Book Review: Didn't really care for this book.
Summary: 2 Stars
This book is interesting enough to keep your attention and keep you reading, but I was really dissappointed in the book, and wished I hadn't wasted my time reading it. It has some okay moments, but it's very sad and depressing. Some of the events that happen in the book, the author just didn't follow thru giving you more information about, just leaves it, and you're left wondering what happened after that. The ending I hated. I read the last two pages 3 or 4 times, and never really figured out what it said. The book was a good idea, but guess the author isn't very good. I do not recommend anyone reading this book.Book Review: Jodi Picoult Never Grows Stale
Summary: 4 Stars
Jodi Picoult must love a challenge. This is an unusual book that deals with the issue of divine religious visitations, stigmata and miracles through the experience of a young girl after her parents divorce. Picoult understands the complicated relationship between parents and their children as deftly illustrated through Mariah White after her marriage disintegrates, and she is caught up in a media circus with her daughter. Picoult tackles a hot button topic with journalistic integrity; but still manages to weave a credible and believable fictional narrative. I look forward to reading her next thought provoking offering.