After reading My Sister’s Keeper, I couldn’t
wait to check out another Jodi Picoult book! And this cover really sucked my in (I love the red against
the white background!), especially since the cover shows a winter scene and the
snow here is crazy! It just never
stops, so I decided to curl up with this book!
Title: The Tenth Circle
Author: Jodi
Picoult
Genre: Fiction,
Contemporary
Publisher: Atria
Books
Publication
Date: March 7, 2006
Pages: 385
Out in
Paperback?: Yes; October 24, 2006
My Rating: 5/5
Review:
Goodreads Summary:
Fourteen-year-old Trixie Stone is
in love for the first time. She's also the light of her father, Daniel's life
-- a straight-A student; a pretty, popular freshman in high school; a girl
who's always seen her father as a hero. That is, until her world is turned
upside down with a single act of violence. Suddenly everything Trixie has
believed about her family -- and herself -- seems to be a lie. Could the
boyfriend who once made Trixie wild with happiness have been the one to end her
childhood forever? She says that he is, and that is all it takes to make
Daniel, a seemingly mild-mannered comic book artist with a secret tumultuous
past he has hidden even from his family, venture to hell and back to protect
his daughter.
With The Tenth Circle, Jodi
Picoult offers her most powerful chronicle yet as she explores the unbreakable
bond between parent and child, and questions whether you can reinvent yourself
in the course of a lifetime -- or if your mistakes are carried forever.
Characters:
I really loved
all the characters in this book, not so much because they all were great
people, but because they each added their own perspective to the novel. Trixie, a fourteen-year old girl,
although young, wasn’t annoying or frustrating despite some of her
actions. She presented an
interesting view in regards to today’s youth. Her father, Daniel, is a comic book artist hiding his
violent past, and her mother, Laura, is a professor at a university who studies
Dante and hides a secret of her own.
These characters are all interesting to read about and introduced new
aspects and layers to the story.
Readers also get perspective from Trixie’s boyfriend, Jason, as well as
a detective with a sad past. These
characters really allow the story to take a more in-depth look at the subject
matter.
Plot:
This story
centers on the relationship between Trixie and her father. After an act of violence at a party
that Trixie snuck off to, her father does everything he can to protect his
daughter; however, it is more difficult than he thought. When the secrets of the past for both
Daniel and Laura come to the surface, things get even more complicated. The story takes the reader through many
different feelings: love, suspense, hate, frustration, intrigue, and sacrifice. I love Jodi Picoult’s books because
they tend take an important and controversial issue and blur the lines of what
it right and wrong. The reader may
have a strong opinion at the beginning of the book; however, Picoult will make
you second-guess your opinions.
Writing Style:
I, once again,
loved this writing style! Picoult
is so amazing with description and somehow finds the perfect words to describe
a scene or an emotion. Her use of
similes continues to amaze me, and they have become some of my favorite
quotes. I loved how she seamlessly
switched between different character’s points of view to involve all aspects
and opinions regarding the subject. I also LOVED how she included comic strips from her character Daniel's comic book before each new chapter; it really added to the story, and they were so intricate!
Have you read this book? What did you think? I am trying to decide which Jodi
Picoult book I should pick up next … any suggestions?
FTC Disclaimer:
All items
mentioned were purchased by me. This is not a sponsored post. All
opinions are my own. No affiliate links were used.
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