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Title: Nineteen Minutes: A Novel
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Manufacturer: Atria
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| Nineteen Minutes: A Novel by Atria very realistic | very good book on how everyday life as we know it can change in short amount of time
| | Nineteen Minutes: A Novel by Atria Wonderfully written, clever plot lines, but obvious ending | Nineteen Minutes is the first novel of Jodi Picoult's that I have read and I was very pleased with the book. I loved how I could identify completely with each character in a variety of ways. I was taken back to my own experiences with bullying in school and my own struggle to fit in with the "right crowd." I found myself clinging especially to the stories of the parents involved and how they looked back on and forward to raising their children. I have no doubt that most anyone can identify in atleast some way with Picoult's well written characters and the issues they encounter.
I read through the book very quickly because I did not want to put it down and leave these characters. Nineteen Minutes is an excellently compelling story and was a very entertaining read, but I was disappointed with the end "twist." I could see the plot resolution coming from about chapter 4, so wasn't surprised with how the story ended at all. | | Nineteen Minutes: A Novel by Atria Not what I wanted it to be | | After reading My sisters Keeper, I was so excited to get into another Picoult book! The description of the book seemed great, but I found myself knee deep in character development for like some 300 pages, and then the book seemed like it was over! The characters at time seemed cliche, and the detail into the characters just seemed to go on for so long. I found myself forcing to read at night just so I could get on to my next book. Definatly not a favorite, but I have not given up on Picoult! The next in my list in the Pact, and so far it is looking promising :) | | Nineteen Minutes: A Novel by Atria Ripped From the Headlines | | This book kept me involved and reading often throughout the day. But I found the novel:We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver much more indepth. The realistic feelings of school shootings and the effect on others were more profound in the Lionel Shriver novel, which I coundn't put down. I did like the portrayal of Josie in Nineteen Minutes.A girl who leaned on her boyfriend and took his abuse being she was estranged from her father and wanted to be loved by a male figure.This gave me insight into this plight. | | Nineteen Minutes: A Novel by Atria Nineteen Minutes | The used book was like new except for a couple pages that were still glued together.
| | Nineteen Minutes: A Novel by Atria Product Description | | In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five....In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge. Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And as the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show, destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes is New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult's most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple questions that have no easy answers: Can your own child become a mystery to you? What does it mean to be different in our society? Is it ever okay for a victim to strike back? And who -- if anyone -- has the right to judge someone else? | | Nineteen Minutes: A Novel by Atria Amazon.com | | Best known for tackling controversial issues through richly told fictional accounts, Jodi Picoult's 14th novel, Nineteen Minutes, deals with the truth and consequences of a smalltown high-school shooting. Set in Sterling, New Hampshire, Picoult offers reads a glimpse of what would cause a 17-year-old to wake up one day, load his backpack with four guns, and kill nine students and one teacher in the span of nineteen minutes. As with any Picoult novel, the answers are never black and white, and it is her exceptional ability to blur the lines between right and wrong that make this author such a captivating storyteller. On Peter Houghton's first day of kindergarten, he watched helplessly as an older boy ripped his lunch box out of his hands and threw it out the window. From that day on, his life was a series of humiliations, from having his pants pulled down in the cafeteria, to being called a freak at every turn. But can endless bullying justify murder? As Picoult attempts to answer this question, she shows us all sides of the equation, from the ruthless jock who loses his ability to speak after being shot in the head, to the mother who both blames and pities herself for producing what most would call a monster. Surrounding Peter's story is that of Josie Cornier, a former friend whose acceptance into the popular crowd hangs on a string that makes it impossible for her to reconcile her beliefs with her actions. At times, Nineteen Minutes can seem tediously stereotypical-- jocks versus nerds, parent versus child, teacher versus student. Part of Picoult's gift is showing us the subtleties of these common dynamics, and the startling effects they often have on the moral landscape. As Peter's mother says at the end of this spellbinding novel, "Everyone would remember Peter for nineteen minutes of his life, but what about the other nine million?" --Gisele Toueg |
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