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  • The copy I own is signed by the author Jodi Picoult! I saw Jodi speak on March 23, 2005. I enjoyed hearing her speak. It was so refreshing and interesting to hear her thoughts on how her books turned out and what prompted her to write what she did.Vanishing Acts is good, but it definately isn't my f ... Continue

    The copy I own is signed by the author Jodi Picoult! I saw Jodi speak on March 23, 2005. I enjoyed hearing her speak. It was so refreshing and interesting to hear her thoughts on how her books turned out and what prompted her to write what she did.Vanishing Acts is good, but it definately isn't my favorite of her novels. I can't imagine finding out that the only parent you know actually kidnapped you when you were 3 or 4 years-old. Picoult again used the method of telling the stories from different perspectives. Each chapter was told from 1 of 4 perspectives--Delia, the girl who was kidnapped and now 30-something with her own daughter; Eric, her alcoholic fiancee and the father of her daughter; Fitz, the friend of both Eric and Delia Fitz has been in love with Delia for always; and Andrew, Delia's father who took her away from her mother.You can tell the research Picoult does for her novels. Everything seems so real and realistic.

    

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• ― SheReads said on Mar 5, 2007 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • In the beginning, I have to say, this author is my favorite, thus the comment here could be a bit preference..but yeah..that's my comment tho. :)
    This book took me a very long time finishing it. I like the beginning very well; however in the middle part, I was kinda confused..but in the very e ... Continue

    In the beginning, I have to say, this author is my favorite, thus the comment here could be a bit preference..but yeah..that's my comment tho. :)
    This book took me a very long time finishing it. I like the beginning very well; however in the middle part, I was kinda confused..but in the very end...Things make sense step by steps..and there is, I wont say its a good ending, but its an end of a reality.
    And, there is one thing I want to emphasize..This author always has some points that I am really touched...In my opinion, there is no 'right' and 'wrong' in the reality; there is only 'you think it is right' and 'you think it is wrong' in our life. She catches the point so well, that's why I like her novel.

    

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  • I did enjoy this book quite a bit, but I think that Jodi Picoult needs to vary her writing style. This is the third book that I have read by her, and each has the same plot; drama, flashbacks, and more drama all leading up to a (dramatic) court scene, then winding down to the conclusion. I like th ... Continue

    I did enjoy this book quite a bit, but I think that Jodi Picoult needs to vary her writing style. This is the third book that I have read by her, and each has the same plot; drama, flashbacks, and more drama all leading up to a (dramatic) court scene, then winding down to the conclusion. I like that she puts little random facts into each of her novels, because I think it helps her gain credibility, and its obvious that she possesses a ton of court knowledge.

    

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• ― Julie said on Jul 6, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  • Don't get me wrong. It's a very good book. But it's not quite the page-turner as some of Jodi Picoult's other books are. Daughter finds out that the father she adores kidnapped her years ago to protect her from her alcoholic mother.

    

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• ― SaraA said on May 18, 2008 | Add your feedback

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