Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult is 43 years old, an American author with seventeen published novels. She is married to Tim and they have three children. They live in Hanover, New Hampshire in the United States. I first read a Jodi Picoult novel two years ago. I have read and thoroughly enjoyed three of her novels so far – Nineteen Minutes, Perfect Match and Plain Truth - with a couple more of hers on my shelves, waiting to be read. She is definitely up there in my list of favourite authors. I like how she tackles difficult subjects – euthanasia, child abuse, date rape and so on. She does not shy away from ... more

Jodi Picoult Nineteen Minutes Your son says the bullying was unbearable But his revenge was murder What would you do? This statement is on the front of Nineteen Minutes, the Jodi Picoult's novel about the aftermath of a school shooting in a small town. It became her first book to debut at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. I have read quite a few of Jodi Picoult's books now and I am a big fan. I did get a bit bored with one in the middle of it and never finished it but on the whole I really like her books. I like the fact that she often asks a question on the front of her books and ... more

I have read a few of Jodi Picoults books now, I find them very interesting, I always find myself really feeling for the characters. You get an insight in to how each individual character is feeling and how they cope wih the issue Jodi brings in to the story. Her books are always about a controversial subject where everyone reading it will have a different view and can bring out a debate quite easily. Jodi studied creative writing in Princeton and had two short stories published during her time at college in seventeen magazine. In 2003 Jodi Picoult was awarded New England Bookseller Award for ... more

I have read every book that Jodi Picout has wrote and she has a unigue and spell binding way of captivating the audience and making us feel as if we are the character. The situations her boos are based on are so traumatic and head spinning that you can't help but wonder what you would do in that situation. Furthermore even if you don't agree with what happens at the end of the book in the sense that you would have done things differently, you can still emphathise with the characters and understand why they did what they did. Finally the twists and turns in all of her books leaves you guessing ... more