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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Like the other Picoult books I've read, this story deals with teenagers in adult situations - in this case, (alleged) rape. Usually the parents aren't quite this dysfunctional, but the lack of trust was actually kind of refreshing: I was never quite sure who was lying and why. I'm also glad the plot did not devolve into a lengthy court case, as it easily could have. I enjoyed this story, and especially liked the vivid descriptions of rural Alaskan life, but I didn't feel the inlaid comic book was all that necessary. I guess it was kind of neat to have that extra connection with the characters, but it didn't really add anything for me. (  ) melydia | Oct 28, 2009 |  I absolutely love Jodi Picoult and her books, but this one stumped me. I quit reading after about the first 100 pages, when I realized that I was resisting the urge to throw the book at something. I know others have read it and loved it, and I totally respect their opinion!! For me, though, this wasn't a winner -- or a keeper. (  ) GeniusJen | Oct 14, 2009 | Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com Trixie Stone is the freshman girl that all other girls, even the upperclassman, envy. She's dating the hottest junior in the school, she's pretty, smart, and gets along with just about everybody. She has a seemingly perfect life. But that only lasts until she goes to a party that gets way out of hand. Her ex-boyfriend, who she wants back so badly, inflicts a horrible case of violence upon her. And now everyone would kill to be nothing like her. Trixie is one of the few characters that you can actually fall in love with throughout the course of the book. She is everything a teen girl wants to be, but then the reader has to have compassion for her because of what she goes through, and then you really do have to feel bad for her. This is a book that everyone should read, simply for the wide range of issues that it covers. A great read. (  ) GeniusJen | Oct 13, 2009 | Awesome book! :) sassyrose132 | Oct 4, 2009 | The Tenth Circle is about a father's struggle to save his daughter from self-destruction, & to get revenge for acts of harm upon her. It alludes to Dante's Inferno. Another twist ending by Picoult- a good read, but most of her others trump this one. The characters just aren't as lovable as in her other novels. (  ) sarbear | Oct 1, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0743496701, Hardcover)Bestselling author Jodi Picoult's The Tenth Circle is a metaphorical journey through Dante's Inferno, told through the eyes of a small Maine family whose hidden demons haunt every aspect of their seemingly peaceful existence. Woven throughout the novel are a series of dramatic illustrations that pay homage to the family's patriarch (comic book artist Daniel Stone), and add a unique twist to this gripping, yet somewhat rhetorical tale.Trixie Stone is an imaginative, perceptive 14 year old whose life begins to unravel when Jason Underhill, Bethel High's star hockey player, breaks up with her, leaving a void that can only be filled by the blood spilled during shameful self-mutilations in the girls' bathroom. While Trixie's dad Daniel notices his daughter's recent change in demeanor, he turns a blind eye, just as he does to the obvious affair his wife Laura, a college professor, is barely trying to conceal. When Trixie gets raped at a friend's party, Daniel and Laura are forced to deal not only with the consequences of their daughter's physical and emotional trauma, but with their own transgressions as well. For Daniel, that means reflecting on a childhood spent as the only white kid in a native Alaskan village, where isolation and loneliness turned him into a recluse, only to be born again after falling in love with his wife. Laura, who blames her family's unraveling on her selfish affair, must decide how to reconcile her personal desires with her loved ones' needs. The Tenth Circle is chock full of symbolism and allegory that at times can seem oppresive. Still, Picoult's fans will welcome this skillfully told story of betrayal and its many negative, and positive consequences. --Gisele Toueg (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:51 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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