Wednesday, January 14, 2009
3:05 PM
Wanting isn't the same as loving- Emily, from The Pact.Just finished reading this amazing book by Jodi Picoult.I say it's amazing because it's filled with twists and turns and it brings you on an emotional roller coaster, allowing you to sink into the shoes of the characters. At the end of the day, even after you put down the book, your mind is still engaged in it. Will Chris be sentenced to jail? Did he really pull the trigger? Was the relationship between Gus and Micheal appropriate-was it more of a physical need than an emotional one? Was Mel being fair to the Hartes? Was Gus being fair to James?Along the way, I kinda answered all the questions, still, I'm not really convinced that Chris did not pulled the trigger. As much as I don't wish to see him in jail, given the much aches in his family, I still think he killed Emily. And poor Emily, It didn't occur to me until the very end- why did she become suicidal. Alas, the truth was there, so real and raw that I think any one of us could have acted like what Emily did.Picoult's books engages you. locked you down. It questions your beliefs and forces you to think. More often than not, it involves moral and ethics. and then, you're asked to make a decision. Whose side are you on?I'm so gonna get all her books!
