A Spark of Light: A Novel

This book took me a long time to read, and I am not sure why. Maybe with the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe vs Wade it was too hard for me to grasp that our choices are being made by the government and not by our own selves. I liked both perspectives of the book and felt it was very well researched, but it wasn't a story I was eager to pick up each day.

I really like Jodi’s books, but this one was hard to follow. A lot of moving around to different character’s experiences and the time sequences were a lot to follow.

I’ve read a lot of Jodi Picoult books, one of the things that is stand out to me is the level of research done by the author. This book being centered around the topic of abortion is really well written. It’s very clever in the way it is written as it’s telling the story backwards, something that must have been extremely challenging to do. It sends you as a reader in different directions and each chapter you have to remind yourself that the things you’ve just read haven’t happened yet. I’m not sure I feel that I’ve had the satisfaction of knowing what happens in each of the characters lives which is my only criticism and why I’ve given this a 7, but it is refreshing and a lot of work has clearly gone into writing this one. Thank you Jodi, will continue to read your books.

Loved thinking of the spirited debate this will stir among book clubs. Not a fan of the book’s structure, but each character was wonderfully written. Guessed both “twists” early on and being proven right was almost as good as experiencing a Picoult twist in the real time. Would have liked to hear from all characters in the final chapter. Ending felt incomplete.

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