Picture Perfect

Not one of her best

Normally I love Jodi Picoult's books and will buy anything written by her. This is one of her older books, and definitely not her best. Characters are one dimensional and the main female character is extremely weak. One small piece of the story about horses was laughably ridiculous--Jodi needs to do a little research or consult someone on subjects she is not familiar with. Would not reccommend this book unless you are desperate and have nothing else.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Super Good Read!

This book is amazing. The plot, the characters, the writing, everything was amazing. I could not put this book down for even a minute.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Picture Perfect

This was an enjoyable read. I thought the characters and the story line were very good. Something that most people could relate to on some level. When I started reading Jodi's first book, I almost gave up on her because the story was long and drawn out and hard to follow. This book was enjoyable and seemed to flow very well. I enjoyed it. Its a quick read.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Loved it!!!

Jodie Picoult is one of the best writers of our time! She manages to take situations that the public would refuse to accept and makes us listen to everyone's perspectives. And at the end of each book, you can't put blame on anyone, because EVERYONE has something to do with it.
This book, for me, is very touching. The main character reminds me of myself, I want to be an archeologist, and our personalities are also the same. Looking for people to save. So, due to that, I was able to connect with the character alot. I also like that you can't just jump to conclusions in the first few chapters, because Jodie Picoult makes sure that you are intruiged enough to keep on turning the pages.
A five star book!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Another Great Read By Jodi Picoult

Like her other books Jodi Picoult has managed to captivate the reader in a thrilling plot which includes aspects of both a mystery and love story. Its a quick read, good for the beach, a rainy day, or just because.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Not So Perfect

Not Picoult's best. I like her later stuff a whole lot better. This book seemed to drag on, and it was never thrilling and often boring. All the characters were frustrating at times, but were relatable. This could have been edited better, and it seemed to have a lot of stuff that wasn't neccessary to the plot, and its 400 pages could have been cut down some. But like all of Jodi Picoult's novels, the language and writing was beautiful.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

An amazingly touching novel.

A novel about a young woman suffering from amnesia and fleeting memories of domestic violence, PICTURE PERFECT by Jodi Picoult can touch the soul of everyone who reads it. The marriage of famous actor Alex Rivers and renowned anthropologist Cassie Barrett seemed to be as perfect as a fairy tale at first, especially for Cassie, who'd lived her whole life far from heavenly, but as all fairy tales, this marriage had its dark secrets.

As Cassie struggles to remember her life with the help of Will, a half-Indian half-white police officer fighting away the memories of his past, she uncovers more pain than she would've ever imagined could come from seemingly perfect Alex Rivers.

Staying with Cassie through her amnesia, her memories, and her fight to escape, the reader feels Cassie's pain, the silent argument with herself over whether to stay with her true love and die or to leave and live. Cassie's life is so real to the reader that PICTURE PERFECT is impossible to set down until you've finished.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Im 12

Im 12 and i love jodi picoults books. I have read house rules and my sisters keeper, and i want to know if this is worth talking my mom into. Should i buy it?

Not worth the read

Love this author but didnt like this one

Love books

Awesome, from start to finish

Not very good

Not her best book. The Pact was much better.

I highly recommend it.

This is not a book that I feel you really overly "LIKE" because of the subject matter. But I feel it was very well done. I truly felt as the characters felt and was really wanting thing to work out for them.

I think she did a great job putting you into the mind of both the abuser and the woman being abused. It showed how %95 of the time all was well and very happy and each felt it would not happen again. The remorse and guilt of both is accurately portrayed.

I also enjoyed the native american aspect that helps Cassey to appreciate what is important in life take control of her situation.

Amazing

This book was fantastic. I was hooked from start to finish.

Not the usual Picoult Book

I started reading this book ready for the emotion trauma I was about to put myself through, but I didnt need to be ready. This book has sad moments but I found it kind of hopefull and its one of my favorites by this autor! Its worth your time.

I'd rate this lower than a 1 star if i was allowed.

This story was ridiculous and quite predictable. I'm assuming the author was trying to get you to root for Cassie considering Alex was bad to her sometimes but I didn't feel bad for Cassie at all. I was actually rooting for Alex. I actually wanted to hurt Cassie myself. Oh and Cassie has this best friend when she was little and I got so tired of her having irrelevant flashbacks that weren't helping or hurting the story... they were just there for no apparent reason. Cassie's character was weak and being a woman myself... I'm quit offended. She was to "over the top" with her emotions and she was a terrible excuse for a woman. She was the typical character that you see in most "love stories". She's oh so in love with Alex and would do anything for him and this and that then destroys him. For no apparent reason. He told her how bad his childhood was and that he likes acting because he could become anyone he wanted to be but when Cassie took that away from him. She was a nobody and ruined Alex reputation as being a somebody. All the characters were weak including this one character called Will who helps Cassie out when he needs help. He was in love with her but he was rather boring and the whole story reminded me of twilight. The two guys fighting over a girl that has absolutely nothing special about her (bella). One was handsome and had it all (like edward) and one was indian and loved the girl but couldn't have her because someone else did (Jacob). I'm not a fan of twilight at all and the fact that this book reminded me of twilight turned me off from it even more. One more thing, Cassie had come down with amnesia. But throughout the story it doesn't really explain clearly how she got it because the story would skip around from Cassie, Will, and Alex's childhood, to them in the present being grown, to them being grown in the past. It didn't make sense and it was lacking. Horrible story. Pretty sad because her other stories are pretty good.

Too Expensive and Horrible Book

I got this from the library because I REFUSE to pay that much for an old book on my nook. Anyway, I quit reading it half way through. Just couldn't finish it. Boring, stupid, one-dimensional. Can't believe Jodi Picoult wrote this garbage.

fantastic

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A Must Read!

The main idea of this book, is a woman who experiences the perfect fairy tale marriage which then turns for the worst. Troubles begin, and gets worse. The author's purpose for this book, is to grab the reader in and show situations that readers also deal with. I think this book is one hundred percent amazing. I think this is a book that everyone should read. It almost gives you a taste of the real life. Jodi Piccoult has always written "heart grabbers" and "tear jerkers" and this book has not failed to show her ability to do so. She details all her stories and shows exactly how it is. I love this book so much, because it keeps you wanting more. The more you read, the more things happen which keeps you turning the pages. The story is a about an anthropologist who suffers from amnesia. Throughout the books she uncovers who she was and how her life was before. She realizes she had lived through tons of hurt and uncovers even more pain. After uncovering her past, she escapes from the hurt and learns about the real world along the way.The most important things about this book are the characters. The people she uses in the book, are your every day, normal person. They're down to Earth, and someone you can almost relate to. They're not perfect, and that's what gives this book so much understanding. You get to see someone's life. You get to see the things that some people have to deal with, and most people hide. That's the reason for this book, and Jodi Piccoult does it very well. Looking at other books of hers, this is one of the best. It's different and exciting, and I believe by writing this book she reached a new goal. Her other books are always touching, and this one also in a new way. I think that this is a must read book. It's great for everyone, and I'm sure you'll love it. You get to see something you never may have before, or let it come close to home and make you realize it's close to your situation. Jodi Piccoult is an amazing author and this book shows her talent. Find time, and definitely read this book!

Should read.

This book is great to read if you like to know about Native American Tribes. Also has a strong theme.

Made me Cry!

Excellent read! I am a big Jodi fan, so I read book after book of hers, and this one is defff in my top three!