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The Perfect Match | 
 enlarge | Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 42743
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0340897201
EAN: 9780340897201
ASIN: 0340897201
Publication Date: September 12, 2005
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Amazon.co.uk Review
From the first few words of her latest novel, Jodi Picoult grips her reader so firmly it would be madness to struggle. And from then on, it's such a roller-coaster ride that it's as much as you can do to put it down before you've reached the very last word. After years of dealing with abused children and their families and working her damnedest to bring the perpetrators to justice, assistant district attorney Nina Frost takes a while to recognise the signs of abuse in her only child. When five-year-old Nathanial stops speaking and finally, through sign language, identifies his abuser, Nina takes the law into her own hands. And so begins a fast and furious tale of twists and turns--just when you think you've got it covered, you move at right-angles and a new reality emerges. Perfect Match delivers what Picoult fans would expect--intelligent, polished writing that feels so real and natural you might forget it's fiction. Once again, she covers the familiar themes of love--here specifically parent and partner relationships--and what happens to ordinary people when the extraordinary turns their world upside-down. Her research is as impeccable as ever--Nina is believable as a DA and the court-room scenes feel like the real thing. The everyday details of modern family life are set against the life-shattering events that ordinary people come to believe they are immune from as Picoult explores the boundaries of decency, bravery and betrayal and the consequences of believing, if only for a split second, that you and your family deserve more. A gripping read, but sadly unsatisfying--Picoult tries too hard to tie the threads and ends up losing hard-earned sympathy. ---Carey Green
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Well ........would YOU? August 7, 2008
Mrs. C. Calisgil (Turkey)
Families and the mechanics and emotions of family life: Jodi Picout's insight into so many different aspects of these is what makes her novels so popular. On hearing of a case of child abuse or murder, the majority of parents have probably said that if anyone harmed one of their children they would kill that person - but would they REALLY? Nina Frost did just that and has to live with the consequences. As Assistant District Attorney she had been the prosecutor in hundreds of child sex abuse cases, but this time the perspective had shifted - she was the mother! She discovers that her only son, 5-year-old Nathaniel, has been sexually abused; the day arrives for the case to go to court and as the accused arrives in the courtroom - she shoots him dead. The story goes on to examine in detail not only Nina's emotions before and after the event and the coming to terms with her actions, but the effect the whole scenario has on her marriage and the relationship with her husband, Caleb. And the child at the centre of the story - what of him and his innermost thoughts as he struggles to return to the way life was 'before'!
 highly reccomended June 13, 2008
N. K. green (crawley, west sussex, UK)
wont go through the plot as many have already! A great read, great twists (as always with Picoult!) definatley worth a read if you have enjoyed some of her others.
I read My Sisters Keeper as my first Picoult book and this one had a similar impact on me, great read, couldnt put it down!
(not a honeymoon read!)
Great read BUT... May 6, 2008
J. Austin (UK)
Thoroughly enjoyed this and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. The only bug bear is that, once again, she really does stretch the bounds of possibility to make her story work. I just see it as a form of cheating and it ends up making the whole story highly unlikely.
WARNING:THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SPOILERS!!
What I'm mainly referring to is that Father Glen the priest who was originally falsely accused just 'happens' to have a half brother who just 'happens' to also be a priest and also 'happened' to be the bone marrow donor to Father Glen several years ago. The semen stain on the underwear matched the blood of Father Glen and seemed to be irrefutable evidence of his guilt but it later transpired that because of the bone marrow transplant the blood running through Father Glen's veins is actually his half brother's blood so the match of the semen now proves it was his half brother not him. it's just clumsy and convenient and sits awkwardly...but still worth a read...
 Tough questions, tough answers March 25, 2008
I LOVE BOOKS (Italy)
Nobody knows what our reaction would be should something terrible happen to us or to someone we truly love. When life seems to be going well but a sudden, terrible blow comes unexpectedly, there is no way to fathom, no way to know, not even for the most predictable and reliable human being. Ms. Picoult's book `Perfect Match' explores, from different points of views, exactly that.
When Nathaniel's parents realise that he has been repeatedly sexually abused by a trustworthy person, his Mum, Nina, breaks down in every sense of the word. Knowing fully well, due to her line of work and experience -she is a prosecutor-, that the (American) justice system will somehow fail her son and that the perpetrator will most likely get off the hook (or pay very little compared to the damage he has done to little Nathaniel), she decides to take matters into her own hands, thus eradicating the boundaries between her professional and personal life. This act obviously leads to a court case, one that places Nina on the other side of the bench. Was she justified to act as she did? Was she right? Was she wrong? How does all that follows affect her and the people she loves most, her son, her husband, and all her friends and colleagues?
Everything is seen through different perspectives. But how will it end?
As usual, Ms. Picoult's choice of subject is thought-provoking and uncomfortable thoughts linger on. Personally, I think that some characters in this book were not that plausible even though the narrative flows effortlessly and in some way, this book is a page-turner. However, there was `something' in it that did not quite strike the right chord for me, more specifically toward the end, hence the 3 star vote.
Rollercoaster December 20, 2007
Curlybing
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the first Jodi Picoult book I have read; I decided to wait a few days after finishing the book before writing a review; I did not want to jump straight in, i needed to mull it over in my mind! The book is very well written and factual but it was almost a rollercoaster of a book with it suddenly becoming gripping, then almost a bit boring. The story through the eyes of Nathaniel was very well written. The twist at the end is a bit of a shocker. I have made a start on Keeping Faith; have read about 30 pages and have already noticed a simliar pattern emerging; a child going mute. I am not sure if I am a fan of Picoult yet; i will read a few more books and let you know.... If this is your fist Picoult book, I would pick another one the legal jargon is quite hard going at times.
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