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Nineteen Minutes (Platinum Fiction Series) by: Jodi Picoult  List Price: $32.95 Your Price: $26.36 You Save: $6.59 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9781585479917 Format: Large Print ISBN: 1585479918 Label: Center Point Large Print Manufacturer: Center Point Large Print Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 778 Publication Date: 2007-07 Publisher: Center Point Large Print Studio: Center Point Large Print Sales Rank: 478596 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five....In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge. Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And 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 is New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult's most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple questions that have no easy answers: Can your own child become a mystery to you? What does it mean to be different in our society? Is it ever okay for a victim to strike back? And who -- if anyone -- has the right to judge someone else? Amazon.com Review: Best known for tackling controversial issues through richly told fictional accounts, Jodi Picoult's 14th novel, Nineteen Minutes, deals with the truth and consequences of a smalltown high-school shooting. Set in Sterling, New Hampshire, Picoult offers reads a glimpse of what would cause a 17-year-old to wake up one day, load his backpack with four guns, and kill nine students and one teacher in the span of nineteen minutes. As with any Picoult novel, the answers are never black and white, and it is her exceptional ability to blur the lines between right and wrong that make this author such a captivating storyteller. On Peter Houghton's first day of kindergarten, he watched helplessly as an older boy ripped his lunch box out of his hands and threw it out the window. From that day on, his life was a series of humiliations, from having his pants pulled down in the cafeteria, to being called a freak at every turn. But can endless bullying justify murder? As Picoult attempts to answer this question, she shows us all sides of the equation, from the ruthless jock who loses his ability to speak after being shot in the head, to the mother who both blames and pities herself for producing what most would call a monster. Surrounding Peter's story is that of Josie Cormier, a former friend whose acceptance into the popular crowd hangs on a string that makes it impossible for her to reconcile her beliefs with her actions. At times, Nineteen Minutes can seem tediously stereotypical-- jocks versus nerds, parent versus child, teacher versus student. Part of Picoult's gift is showing us the subtleties of these common dynamics, and the startling effects they often have on the moral landscape. As Peter's mother says at the end of this spellbinding novel, "Everyone would remember Peter for nineteen minutes of his life, but what about the other nine million?" --Gisele Toueg Average Rating:
 Rating:  - WOWI may be young but let me tell you that this book was probably the best book I have ever read in my life. It is written SO well and I love the little pieces of information that show what leads up to Peter doing what he did. I cried and cried SO much when I read because this book is so emotional and so much to take in. It is outstanding and I would be more than happy to read this book again. Rating:  - Good story, but terrible, terrible editing!I would recommend this book. However, I think the editor did a terrible job. The dates and ages are completely inconsistent throughout the book. On one page, Peter is told to have gotten his dog at age three, but on the next page, two year old Peter rode on the dog's back. The second to last page the wrong character's name is written; it should be Patrick but says Alex. Yes, I admit that these are minor details but they detract from the book's overall impact. Very sloppy! Rating:  - One of the worst books I've readThis was a terrible book, rather poorly written, with the obligatory female judge and the obligatory single detective who falls for her. The subject was painful, and I only finished the book because it was an assignment for my book club. Several other people did not finish it. Rating:  - Very good book!Although it wasn't as good as I had anticipated, I still really enjoyed this book! As usual, Jodi Picoult writes with such force that it was hard to put down. The ending was decently predictable, but there was no way that it really could have ended differently given the subject matter. I loved that a couple of the characters had returned from previous novels too. It was sort of like catching up with old friends! (Be forewarned...if you haven't read Perfect Match or The Pact yet, don't read the QA ... Read More Rating: - wowi ended up reading this shortly after a school shooting had just taken place. the compassion that picoult takes when fleshing out the characters and never telling you what is right and wrong, but instead letting you decide for yourself is one of my favorite trademarks of a picoult book. Browse for similar items by category:
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