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Mercy (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: G K Hall & Co
Category: Book
Buy Used: £68.25
Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 2814859
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Lrg
Pages: 645
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 0783820038
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780783820033
ASIN: 0783820038
Publication Date: January 1997
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 Quite good but not her best October 28, 2008
L. A. Rogers (Wraxall, Bristol United Kingdom)
I have read 5 other of Jodi Picoult's book, all of which I have really enjoyed. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, although I did think the ending was quite abrupt and slightly predictable.
 Formulaic October 3, 2008
LindyLouMac (Italy)
I first discovered this author two years ago and have enjoyed reading every one of the previous six novels, which I have read so far. `Mercy' is another typical Jodi Picoult formulaic novel published in the USA in 1996, but not in the UK until last year. I felt that this is one of her early novels shows in the lack of balance that she has acquired as her writing style has matured. Normally I am drawn quickly into the story but this time I struggled to keep reading, I was about a third of the way through before I felt much emotion and I just did not generally like it much. As this is the first disappointment I have experienced with reading her novels it has certainly not put me off her writing.
Her novels are definitely formulaic and it seems always were. She always successfully seems to manage to tackle moral and sensitive subjects. This time tackling the themes of euthanasia, betrayal and infidelity within marriage; through two relationships that of Maggie and Jamie and Cam and Allie.
It is cancer that comes between the first couple and Mia another woman between the latter pair.
Jamie has killed his wife out of mercy and is now on trial for murder, whilst Allie the submissive wife copes with her husband's betrayal.
In a twist to the story the characters are related to each other as the inhabitants of `Wheelock' USA are nearly all Macdonalds who were originally from `Carrymuir' Scotland By tradition the clan chief is in modern days the police chief! Not really sure why we needed the flashbacks or the love letters interspersed through the text. Maybe I missed the point completely with these two aspects within the story.
Interesting enough; but certainly for me not up to the standard of her more recent novels.
Too Drawn Out September 10, 2008
princess_pinchie (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the first Picoult novelI have read and I would read another. The characters are well drawn and you can feel some empathy for them, then suddenly they become 2dimensional and start doing things which just seem to be totally out of the character described earlier. I agree with previous reviews that the Scottish flashbacks and 'connection' to Wheelock are pointless, for a community which looks up to Cam and respects his position, he has very little interaction with them! The story of Jamie and Maggie seemed very much on the periphery of the main action and juxtaposing euthanasia and extra marital affairs just didn't ring true to me. I think the court case really dragged and found the ending a little bit corny. The novel felt a bit like a pitch for a film/screenplay. I have been recommended to read other Jodi Picoult books and so, although I didn't love this one, it was still readable and I would read another novel by this author.
Tad too long August 23, 2008
Mark Dickens
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A well structured tale of only ordinary proportions. Big strong men acting weak and weak women with cats acting strong was my first thought. Characters that I could not warm to and a feeling of not caring what happened pervaded this tad too long novel. It is an easy read, take or leave it effort and that's all there is.
Worth reading but only once. May 8, 2008
Amzieday (England)
Having read all of Picoult's other books, I can safely say that this is the only one that did not stick in my head. Unlike my personal favourites 'My Sister's Keeper', 'Nineteen Minutes' and 'Salem Falls', this book seemed to lack substance. This remains the only Picoult's book I have never been tempted to reread, which, as a vociferous reader and Diehard Picoult fan is hardly a recommendation. This being said, Picoult's sensitive and thought-provoking writing-style is still evident and saves a frankly quite poor story from becoming entirely boring through sheer eloquence.
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