Vanishing Acts

please dont ruin it for others

with the person 2 reviews down from me giving everything away, why bother buying the book? please dont do that. youre doing a real disservice to the author and to those of us who would have liked to find out what happened ourselves. a review tells what you thought of it, it doesnt retell the story and ruin it for others. thanks.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Not the Greatest

After reading the back cover of this book I was intrigued. It sounded like an adult version of Face on the Milk Carton which I loved. It turned out to be nothing like this. I felt that the plot line ended up being confusing and not very interesting. She wasted a lot of time writing about Indian folklore that had nothing to do with the plot. The main character was unlikable, stringing along two men throughout the entire book and her personality was unrealistic. The plot twist at the end also was very rushed and didn't seem to fit in with the novel at all. Overall not one of Picoult's best books. I would not suggest reading this book unless you wanted a frivolous non stimulating novel for the beach. Nineteen Minutes and My Sister's Keeper were MUCH better.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

If you've not read Jodi Picoult before, start here!

Wow! This is one book that left me feeling so deeply, it's almost hard to put into words. Its the first time I've read a book by Ms. Picoult. I read it for my book club, and it's not one I would have normaly selected to read on my own... and I would have missed out. So many things stand out to me about this book. The presentation of the story from several of the character's perspective is nothing short of literary genius. It affords you the reader a fuller, broader, more well rounded story because it's all in the first person. The second thing that stands out for me was the amount of research that went into this story. Kudos to Ms. Picoult for a job exceptionally done. It added to the vibrant fabric of this well crafted story in such a natural way that it only enhanced the experience of reading it. And of course there was the story itself. I could talk about the story, the characters, the revelations. But honestly all I can think of is love. The love of a father for his daughter. The bond that such a love can create. It's about when your life is put on trial and under the microscope, what realizations, enlightenments do you come away with. If you haven't read a Ms. Picoult book start here. STATS: EBook pagers (Nook):359

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Loved it!

I loved this book by Jodi! Even though the other reviews say its unrealistic, i think its something you dont really expect. You should read it anyways! You be the judge of this book (:

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Very Good!! Thought Provoking!

This book was very good. Once again Jodi Piccoult takes what one would think of as a black and white issue and she leads you through all of the grey areas. I loved it!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Amazing book

I orginally bought this as a gift for my daughter, she loved it. She gave it to me afterwards. We both love Jodi Picoult and have read several of her books. Would highly recommend!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Summer Read

I was given a copy of this book to read and have just fallen in love with the authors style of writing. If you are looking for a great book to spend a few hours reading, I highly reccommend this one! I look forward to reading other books that she has written.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Not my favorite Picoult...

I didn't even bother finishing this one. I have loved every other Jodi Picoult book I've read, but this one. There was something about the main character (Delia) that got on my nerves. And everyone else in the book was so in love with her. I say skip this one and pick up another one of Picoult's awesome books instead.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A good read!

I liked this book and it's characters. I sometimes got sick of the narrators switching each chapter, but I liked the Dee and Andrew chapters a lot. I also felt as if there was too much history on the Native American ways. Overall I enjoyed the plot and would recommend this book. I have already started 'My Sister's Keeper' by Picoult.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Awesome book

I loved this book! Its a great book!

Great Read!

I love reading Jodi Picoult books and this is another great story! This novel would make a great movie as well!l

One of Picoult's Best!!!!!

I really liked this book!!! It is one of my favorites Jodi Picoult wrote because it did not have a disapointing ending. I read Handle with Care and really liked that book but the ending just made me so mad I ended up not liking the book because of the ending. A few books Jodi wrote ended that way. The ending of this book is very good and is a page turner all through out the novel. I would highly recomend it!!! Great Job Picoult!!!!!

The worst book ever!!!!

I dont recomened this book at all the author repetes themselfs a hundred times just to fill up pages and it is very hard to follow the story line and did not need to no all about the tribe in this book

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

One of my favorites by picoult!

This is great book

Read it!

I wasn't sure if i would like it that much, but once i got into the book by a few chapters, i couldn't put it down! I have yet to read a book by Picoult that isn't awesome!

Another Good Read!!

Loved it!

WOW!

Can't stop reading . . . Incredible read!

great book!

this was definately worth reading, it covered all emotions.. i cried got angry ect. makes you think about the difficult decissions people have to face every day and how they are able to cope with the cards they've been dealt.

Highly recommend

Excellent book. Causes one to wonder what you'd do given the same circumstances.

awesome

coudnt put this book down, i think it is one of her bests!!!