Jodi Picoult does not shy away from tangled, controversial topics with the subjects of any of her novels. In the past she has tackled euthanasia, rape, and school shootings, among other things, and the central question of "Lone Wolf" is no less thorny an issue: if a member of your family were in an irreparably vegetative state, who should decide whether life or death is kindest? For the most part, "Lone Wolf" succeeds. Written in Picoult's signature style, skilfully blending beautiful metaphors and giving each of the main characters a chance to speak, we are introduced to Luke, the man who so ingratiates himself with wolf culture that he ...  Read the complete review

I have just finished reading this book and it is fantastic, an extremely good read. It is a little slow to start off with to be fair, but like all Jodi Picoult books shes gives you a bit of everything and reading about each character is interesting. the ending is shocking i really didn't see that coming. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to be amazed. I have read about 9 of her books and some are better than others and this is defiantly in the top 3 of her best. I wouldn't like to give away the ending but as reading the twilight books you have an understanding of the wolves in that and this is about a guy who works with wolves and explains that they have ...  Read the complete review

When Luke Warren is involved in a car accident which leaves him in a coma, his family are gathered together against the odds; they face an impossible dilemma. His daughter Cara is praying for a miracle: she will fight everything and everyone to save her father's life. His son Edward can't imagine that a man who once ran with wolves could ever be happy with a different life. But Edward hasn't spoken to Luke for six years. How can he dare to speak on his father's behalf? Somehow, they must choose: Do they keep Luke alive? Or do they let him go? I am a huge fan of Jodi Picoult's books but for one reason or another, I haven't gotten around to reading her last few ...  Read the complete review