Has anyone read The Vanishing Act of Jodi Picoult?
Posted by adminNov 30
It got great reviews but I was appalled. It broke all the humanity rules. First, when the daughter (Julia, i think her name was) finds out she has been kidnapped by her own father she throws in such a strop in spite the fact that her father went to jail and had to deal with life in prison. Then, her husband (an alcoholic) who took care of the case, needed a drink in the most roughest moment of the trial and because of drinking a bit of alcohol Julia decides to leave him for his best friend. The stupid husband of hers didn’t even mind that, he even said he wouldn’t have chosen anyone else better than his best friend to take care of Julia. But Julia slept with her husband’s best friend BEFORE she found out her husband was on the booze again – if you can call that alcoholism. So all the people in Julia’s life had rough times BECAUSE of Julia and all she does throughout the novel is to nag-nag-nag. The most disappointing book I have ever read. It really made me sick.Anyone?
2 comments
Comment by chellyk on 11/30/2010 at 8:01 pm
Haven’t read it, but Geesh I think ya might be kinda harsh on Julia here. She didn’t ask for her dad to kidnap her and take her from her mom and the rest of the family. That would be the basis probably of all the other relationship issues she has throughout the book.
I have found Picoult can make ya love and feel sorry for the people you aren’t supposed to sympathize with. Perfect Match is a great example.
Comment by librarian_girl03 on 11/30/2010 at 8:42 pm
I also wasn’t at all impressed with this book. Do not let it turn you off of Jodi Picoult, though, because some of her other books are amazing. I absolutely loved Nineteen Minutes, The Pact, Tenth Circle, Perfect Match, Salem Falls and Her Sister’s Keeper. I don’t know if you’ve read anything else of hers, but they are definitely worth the read.