Plain Truth
by Jodi Picoult
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Book Reviews of Plain Truth
Book Review: Amish Are People Too, Not Perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult is about an Amish teen girl who is charged with murdering her illegitimate baby. At first Katie denied even having a baby and consistently denied killing it. Ellie reluctantly volunteered to be her defense attorney who becomes her friend while staying on the farm with Katie to comply with the court order as a condition while awaiting her trial. Jodi Picoult shows the contrasts of the Amish and the English cultures in this intriguing novel of ethics, psychology, mystery, romance and judgment.
I was drawn into this story immediately and had a hard time putting it down. The story is told from Ellie's perspective, and I couldn't help feeling sorry for her when she was trying to get the truth from Katie as to what really happened. The trial was interesting and I definitely came away with a better understanding of the Amish community after reading this book. I highly recommend this book, especially to women.
Book Review: Another Fabulous Picoult Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
Ellie Hathaway is getting away from her big city life and all her lawyer cases so she goes to visit her aunt in East Paradise, Pennsylvania a town with many Amish so the last thing she thought she'd find there was another case! A dead infant was found in an Amish barn and a Amish girl named Katie Fisher is accused of being the baby's murdered and mother.
This book isn't for everyone, I would say mostly because of the Amish aspect of it might bore some people, but I really liked it. I learned about Amish, which is cool since I live where I often see Amish and I understand them better now, but I also felt very much connected to these characters and sometimes I wanted to just scream at some people in the book for not understanding the main characters. And I cried so much at the end, if you like how Picoult gives you surprise endings this book doesn't disappoint. It was just beautifully written and a 5-star read.
Book Review: My favorite Picoult novel to date -
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always been fascinated by the Amish. As a little girl, I would read stories about Amish children and their lives so when I began this novel I thought I had a decent understanding of why this situation would be so shocking to the Amish community if it were real. As it turns out, my reading prior to this story had only scraped the surface of what it means to live Plain - and, in turn, what it would mean if a Plain young woman was accused of smothering her illegitimate child.
Katie's story was completely heart-wrenching for me. Picoult did a wonderful job of portraying all the physical and emotional reactions that a sheltered 18-year-old might have if thrown into this type of situation. Toss into the mix a strong-willed female lawyer who anyone would be lucky to have fighting on his or her side, a steamy psychiatrist and some very interesting plot twists and you've got a hit of astronomic proportions.
Book Review: Suspenseful and poignant
Summary: 4 Stars
Ellie Hathaway is an attorney living in the city with her boy friend of eight years whose ambitions override decency and justice and threatens to harden Ellie's heart until the stains of moral corruption will no longer haunt her as she climbs to the top of her profession. After one particularly difficult trial in which she argues the case of a man she knows is guilty of child molestation and sets him free, she seeks solace in Paradise, Pennsylvania where she spent many happy summers as a child. Paradise is a small town where the Old Order Amish live and work, where horse-drawn buggies compete with automobile traffic, and where life is generally slower-paced. Here Ellie becomes involved in representing Katie Fisher an unmarried Amish girl, accused of murdering her newborn. Can Ellie find the clues to the secrets of this Amish family, or is the girl guilty as charged? Eunice Boeve, author of Ride a Shadowed TrailBook Review: Wonderful Book!
Summary: 4 Stars
I was as mesmerized with this book, as I was with my first Jodi Picoult book that I read. This book is about an 18 year old Amish girl, Katie Fisher, who has a baby and immediately kills it (because she doesn't want to be shunned by her religion). When the dead baby is found, Katie is the number one suspect of the murder. When Katie goes to court, the judge allows her to go home until the trial, if she stays around her house and her attorney is with her at all times. Her attorney is completely opposite than the rest of the Amish community, but tells the judge that it would be possible. From that day in court, Katie and her attorney learn a lot about eachother and themselves.
This book was definitely a page turner. I never wanted to put it down because there was always suspense. At times, it was difficult to keep a couple of the characters straight. I would highly recommend this book!