Nineteen Minutes
Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Small Great Things, pens her most riveting book yet with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy.
Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by a school shooting. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened before her very own eyes--or can she? As the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show--destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes asks what it means to be different in our society, who has the right to judge someone else, and whether anyone is ever really who they seem to be.
Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by a school shooting. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened before her very own eyes--or can she? As the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show--destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes asks what it means to be different in our society, who has the right to judge someone else, and whether anyone is ever really who they seem to be.
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What a very poignant view of something that is way too real in our country. Jodi always seems to hit exactly what every character is feeling in their mind and it's just amazing that an author can do that.
Not an easy book to read, but as usual Jody takes the reader through everyone's point of view and makes the journey so enjoyable.
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult is a harrowing and meticulously constructed examination of violence, alienation, and the fragile ecosystems of small-town life. Picoult approaches the all-too-familiar tragedy of a school shooting with a deliberate refusal to offer easy answers, instead inviting the reader into the uncomfortable gray spaces between victim and perpetrator, culpability and compassion.
overall, this book is really raw. I enjoyed its exploration of the justice system, and the story development throughout. somehow the ending manages to be both totally predictable, yet also unexpected. 19 years later, this book is sadly still relevant as ever. if you like a book that makes you think, this book is for you!
21 hours of dedication to complete this audio book.
It was well written, tells both perspectives of the story, and pulls at your heart.
Well done, Jodi Picoult ❤️
It was well written, tells both perspectives of the story, and pulls at your heart.
Well done, Jodi Picoult ❤️
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