The Pact: A Love Story (P.S.)

The book has made me think how well do we really know each other. There are so many different parts to our lives e.g. work, school, sport etc that no one other person can know it all. How can anyone really know everything about you? I think this is where the book is successful because if it had just been the present story from the gunshot through the court case there would be a number of gaps and questions, but we understand what the characters were thinking and doing through the past story.


Gripping til the end   February 26, 2005
J. Barker (London, UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I really really loved this book. It was my third Jodi Picoult book and I'll certainly be reading on. This book hooks you in with a start that seems to give away the crux of the storyline and yet still manages to twist it in the end. You really feel with the characters, for me particularly Emily, as the reader tries to understand their lives, and for me it hit hard with a mix of love stories, a teenage tragedy and a courtroom drama that begged to be untangled. It took me all of nine hours to finish this book.. I'd recommend it to anyone.


A predictable and sterile story   January 30, 2002
thebaileys@go2.pl : Lynda Bailey (Warsaw, Poland)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful

Halfway through this book my only thought was 'Surprise me'. If the ending was good, and preferably unexpected, it would justify turning the pages of such an unrewarding book. But it wasn't.
The start point for the story is one we are familiar with from the press, namely an apparent teenage suicide pact. The questions that are raised are important and should be gripping (I have teenage children myself and was ready to be gripped at any time). Instead we get a family therapy textbook with a standard court room scene (prosecution interprets facts one way; defence unsurprisingly interprets them another) all in a monotonous tone of writing that never thrills, never delights, never moves the reader to tears or laughter. 'Are you hurting?' a character asks in yet more therapy-speak. By the end, yes I was.


Excellent but depressing!   August 24, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is very well written. It's a gripping and realistic story about 2 teens and their apparent suicide pact. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for an intense and enjoyable (but not uplifting!) read.