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	Change of Heart: A Novel Jodi Picoult Atria, 2008 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 123 reviews view larger image
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The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a spellbinding tale of a mother's tragic loss and one man's last chance at gaining salvation.

Can we save ourselves, or do we rely on others to do it? Is what we believe always the truth?

One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen.

For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, something happens that changes everything for him. Now, he has one last chance for salvation, and it lies with June's eleven-year-old daughter, Claire. But between Shay and Claire stretches an ocean of bitter regrets, past crimes, and the rage of a mother who has lost her child.

Would you give up your vengeance against someone you hate if it meant saving someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true if it meant granting your enemy's dying wish?

Once again, Jodi Picoult mesmerizes and enthralls readers with this story of redemption, justice, and love.

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wonderful book

I so loved this book,i just finished reading it a few days ago, i recommend this book to everyone, Jodi Picoult is a wonderful writer, i absolutely love all her books, thanks Jodi.


Good, but not her best

After reading the synopsis for Change of Heart, I had to read it because I wondered if the law would allow for such a thing. With Piccoult, you never know how the book is going to end, and I am glad that it ended the way it did. To not spoil it for others, I would say that this is a good read, however it was a little slow in the middle, and brought into play some religious information, which, while it was pertainent to the storyline, bored me with some details that I didn't really feel added much value to the story.

Now, I am off to read 19 minutes, which I hear is her best book, aside from My Sister's Keeper (WOW on this one!)

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Complex question in Picoult's novel

Author Picout always produces page turners, usually with critical societal and psychological issues being explored.
In Change of Heart she may have attempted more than was possible in this novel, but nonetheless, the book is readable, and makes one address the issues of capital punishment (and types of capital punishment); the realities of someone dying because of heart failure and the inabiity to find a suitable donor; and the passions that drive all of Ms. picoult's major characters. Also the enigmas of caprice and chance. I kept thinking, "Oh, if only. If only." But there are no 'if onlies' in her work.
This is not a great book stylistically and probably attempts too much in terms of plot. But I read it quickly, easily, and know more of each issue than I did before and was white knuckling it to the end to see what would happen to the supposed villain and real victims. Worth reading if you are a Picout fan and not a bad first novel to read if you haven't tried the author before.
I admire her blunt courage in making herself and us face unpeasant but very real parts of our everyday life which we usually manage to avoid.
I'm glad Jodi Picout is young and has years to write. I look forward to more reading treats. Claire Holcomb

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Interesting story, not that great as an audiobook

Many other reviewers (Bethany & Jessica in particular) have given terrific reviews that flesh out the strengths and weaknesses of the story. I'm one of the few people who loved "The Tenth Circle" - in fact, it was my first Picoult book, and I'm now a dedicated fan.

This review isn't about the plot of the book - as I mentioned, the other reviewers have done a far better job than I ever could - but of the audiobook version.

I listen to quite a few audiobooks as they allow me to indulge in my favorite pastime (reading) while working on my not-so-favorite pastimes (laundry, errands, bills) - it really does make the tub scrubbing go a lot faster! I was looking forward to hearing the Change of Heart audiobook, and was sorely disappointed.

First of all, this is a multi-cast audiobook, meaning you'll hear several readers instead of one. Multi-casting is a bit tricky, because you need a group of readers who will mesh well while capturing the voice of the narrator. Picoult books are easy to multi-cast, as her narration is typically multi-casted as well.

The cast of "Change of Heart" meshed well with one exception: Danielle Ferland's rendition of Maggie Bloom, an overweight, stressed-out, single female ACLU lawyer with strong principles and a weak self-image who finds love in the most unexpected place. Ferland reads her like a petulant 17-year-old, particularly during scenes where Maggie interacts with her mother. The intonation is often what I would best describe as bordering on hostility, with a touch of snottiness. I very much preferred Poole's reading of Maggie's lines in her narration.

Stafford Clark-Price, as Michael, is very good, but James Frangione as Lucius provides the best narration of the audiobook.

I plan to read the book in print, as I missed much of Maggie's story in frustration.

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