The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult

I have been a fan of Jodi Picoult's work ever since I read My Sister's Keeper a few years ago, so I had my name down on a pre-order for this. It has taken me absolutely ages to read this one because of my son not giving a minute to myself, but I have finally turned the last page and finished the book, so I thought I might as well review it! ~*The Author*~ Jodi Picoult has written many bestsellers, including the above mentioned My Sister's Keeper, Keeping Faith, Plain Truth, The Pact, Nineteen Minutes and Perfect Match. Her latest book Nineteen Minutes, debuted at Number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. She has a masters degree in education and is ...  Read the complete review

***Background*** I was already a fan of Jodi Picoult's novels, having already read three of them including one which won the Richard & Judy Best Read of 2005. That was of course My Sister's Keeper. When I started reading this one I was expecting a courtroom drama that would surprise me at the end, but although a crime might or might not have taken place in this story, the format is a little bit different from her other books that I have read. ***The Story*** The Tenth Circle is a very clever book that tells the story of the love that a father has for his daughter and the lengths that he will go to protect her from harm. ...  Read the complete review

I have been an avid fan of Jodi Picoult ever since I read her first book, and look forward immensely to reading them expecting to be totally immersed and absorbed from the first few pages. Therefore when I started to read 'The Tenth Circle' I was full of expectation. Sadly, as far as I am concerned as a reader, it did not live up to all the others I have read. I'm not quite sure why this was, as the storyline is a very good one, but perhaps the whole story meandered a little too much for my liking. I will attempt to explain... First, a little about the story. It is actually very harrowing as it deals with what happens when a teenaged girl, Trixie Stone, comes ...  Read the complete review

I first read a Jodi Picoult book a few years ago, it was My Sister's Keeper and it was really good. So why has it taken me so long to get round to reading another of her books? I can only guess that I felt that there was no way she could keep producing books of the same level, but I was very wrong. During a recent trip to my local library (actually it wasn't my local library but one fairly close I just happened to be passing) and I couldn't decide what sort of book I wanted to read. Scanning the shelves my eyes fell across The Tenth Circle, I read the blurb on the back of the book about how there was more than 1 way to lose your daughter and thought I would ...  Read the complete review

I have gone through all of Jodi Picoult's books in a complete craze of insanity, I read one and I loved it, I read two and I've been hooked ever since. Personally I believe that this is one of Picoult's better works, but equally I love (nearly) all her books and it's difficult to choose. I did however think that this one was very clever for reasons I will explain below. Boring Stuff: Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Washington Square Press (October 24, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 074349671X ISBN-13: 978-0743496711 Price: The recommended retail price at the shops is £6.99 although you can get it cheaper at WHS with their ...  Read the complete review