Vanishing Acts - Jodi Picoult Reviews

After reading many positive reviews about the books written by author Jodi Picoult, I decided it was finally time to give one of her novels a bash. There were one or two titles I fancied trying, but in the end I was attracted to the pale pink cover of Vanishing Acts. Each chapter told in the point of view of the main characters, it is a ...

What would you do if one day your whole world was turned upside down? What would you do if you discovered you’d been lied to for the majority of your life by the person you trusted the most in the world? What would you do if you found out you weren’t really who you thought you were? These are just some of the questions that are touched upon in ...

Jodi Picoult Vanishing Acts Delia Hopkins is the main character of this book by Jodi Picoult who works along side her search dog finding missing people and loved ones for people from all types of places. Living in the New Hampshire area Delia is happy with life as it is even though she still lives with her father and ...

Firstly let me tell you a little about Jodi Picoult in case you’ve never heard of her or read her books. Born in Nesconset on Long Island, New York in 1966 she had short stories published whilst still at college, and although she dreamed of being an author she had to work in a variety of jobs before that could happen. Her first book was published ...

Jodi Picoult is particularly good at making readers ask themselves questions about morality. It's her hallmark, and one that she is very gifted at, exploring situations that others writers shy away from, or fail miserably at. She is amazing. When you read her books, you get to feel that apart from researching her subjects well, she has an uncanny ...

This is the second book I have read by Jodi Picoult, and although, in many ways i would have to say it was a good read, I have to admit feeling slightly disappointed by it! In essence, this is a good story. The central character is Delia Hopkins who has lived the last twenty eight years with her father after the death of her mother. Or ...

Released in March 2005, ‘Vanishing Acts’ is Jodi Picoult’s twelfth novel. Turning out usually one novel a year, Picoult tackles all kinds of moral dilemmas and human emotions, usually in the form of a courtroom drama. Most famous in the UK for the book ‘My Sister’s Keeper’, Picoult has discussed issues such as murder, suicide, babies ...

***Background*** This is the third Jodi Picoult book that I have read recently and she is the author of the very popular bestseller, My Sister’s Keeper, which was brought to the public’s attention when it won the Richard & Judy Best Read of 2005. Her courtroom dramas are all very different and right up until the verdict I am never ...

Like several others, I suspect, I approached Jodi Picoult’s books with a certain amount of trepidation – somewhat put off by the pretty pastel covers and prominently-displayed “Richard and Judy” recommendation! (Probably not the effect on the potential purchaser which the publishers hoped to achieve.) However, cover design can be misleading and ...