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| Title | : | Perfect Match |
| Author | : | Jodi Picoult |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | February 4th 2003 by Washington Square Press (first published May 1st 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Drama |
Jodi Picoult
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 3.95 | 63658 Users | 3116 Reviews
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Picoult brings to life a female prosecutor whose cherished family is shattered when she learns that her five-year-old son has been sexually abused. What does it mean to be a good mother? How far would you go in the name of love -- and justice? In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina's absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plan to exact her own justice for her son -- no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice.
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| Original Title: | Perfect Match |
| ISBN: | 0743418735 (ISBN13: 9780743418737) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Nina Frost, Patrick Ducharme |
| Setting: | Maine(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 63658 Users | 3116 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books Perfect Match
I am a big JP fan because her books are always "controversial", and she masterfully describes characters and "illuminates" them from different angles. What seems to be obvious turns out not to be so; what seems right is also a bit wrong, what's evil has some good in it and so forth. Her stories/subjects are always interesting and you, the reader, find yourself forced to rethink your own preconceived notions more often than not...and I love her for it.This story, however, while it does have someExcellent thought provoking book by an excellent author. Couldn't put it down.What does it mean to be a good mother?How far would you go in the name of love -- and justice?In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her
This was brutal. I had to finish it, but I have no excuse for starting it.
There was too much self justification in all of the characters for me to like this book. The main character barely missed a beat when it turns out she murdered the wrong person. She convinces her son that people who molest young boys are "bad" but it fails to register in her head that people who murder are also bad.I'd like to know that all professionals take their job seriously and treat each case as if it happened to a family member. The fact that her son was too special to endure what she had
Jodi Picoult is one of my all time favorite authors. I anxiously await her new books each year.It has been awhile since I read Perfect Match but it is a book that definitely stays with you. Painful to read at times but well written and difficult to put down once you start. You can tell that as usual Jodi Picoult has done her research. As with quite a few of her books dealing with a tough subject can make for some emotional moments for sure. Recommended
I'm embarrassed by my not only enjoying Jodi Picoult in the beginning, but by how I seem to continue enjoying it even when she churns out stuff like this. Perfect Match is contradictory and angsty and ridiculous. Adultery, murder, child abuse... it is so crammed with controversial topics that it runs the whole gauntlet of shocking and comes back round to boring. Which is exactly what the book club readers like, no? A little of nitty gritty to discuss over the tea and biscuits, but not so much
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