Jodie Picoult is without a doubt a very gifted writer. Although I have to say that her book Keeping Faith, was not my favorite.
Most people know Jodi Picoult's books tend to involve difficult moral conflicts and true to life accounts. In Keeping Faith, the author focuses on the controversial issues of spirituality; a topic that most people take extremely seriously, and often personally. When you read this book, you will no doubt ponder where your beliefs interweave among the gray area of believers and non-believers. This book raises a lot of questions and would be the cause of a lot of heated debates in any book club. But, if your just looking for a book to read for pleasure, I would recommend you find something else.
Each character that the author created played a very particular role within the story but without a lot of information or reasons as to why. I would have appreciated more background information about each character.
I found that the story was easy to get into, but was laden with predictability. The summary on the back cover gave away too much information and ultimately was a spoiler for me. It would have been nice to have been left with some surprises while reading. Not much was left to the imagination.
The most frustrating part for me was the ending. My initial reaction was complete bewilderment. I've read the last page over and over again and I still cannot come up with an definitive conclusion. I am unsure as to where the author wanted to take me in the ending of the story. If you have read this book and have ANY thoughts on what the ending means, please share your thoughts at CantPutDown.com
So! I would not recommend this book for leisure reading. But as a book club pick, definitely; you'll find yourselves debating for hours.
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