Although I tolerated this Picoult title better than THE TENTH CIRCLE, it was another one that I could have lived without. I just never connected to the characters, and couldn't get involved in the story like I did with MY SISTER'S KEEPER and NINETEEN MINUTES.

I know others have read this book and loved it, and I totally appreciate their opinions! For me, though, this one just wasn't a winner. ( )

Keeping Faith is a really well written novel by Jodi Picoult about bringing family together. Mariah is the single mother of Faith whose dad was a cheater and got re-married. Mariah not knowing how to raise a child is going through life on her own trying to protect her child. But Faith has started to see God and the family has not even studied religion. Mariah knows that Faith knows nothing about religion since Mariah has never told anything bout religion to her. As the novel continues, Faith starts to see God more, brings her grandma back to life and she is starting to bleed from her hands. The entire press is at Mariah's doorsteps trying to get the entire story, and bring Faith's magical powers to everyones notice. One of the press members is Ian, who doesn't even believe in God. Will Mariah be able to save her daughter from all this press? Why is Faith seeing God? Why is Faith bleeding from her hands everytime she tries to help someone? What if Mariah falls in love with Ian? ( )

I read this for a book club and found it to be a good story. Picoult leaves the reader questioning the existence of God and what it means to have faith. It made for some good discussion among our members, who all go to the same church. ( )

Thought provoking and interesting story. Snatched from the headlines feeling of Ms. Picoult's other novels, but done, as with her others, in a well thought out, careful way. ( )

Another engrossing read from Jodi Picoult. Beautifully written, as always.After Mariah ‎White and her cheating husband’s marriage breaks up, their ‎daughter, Faith starts reciting biblical passages, ‎hearing and seeing visions of god, performing miracles and she even experiences stigmata. Faith and her family have no religious ‎background whatsoever. They are then thrown into media ‎chaos and a frenzied custody battle, making for a very ‎powerful story.‎ This is an intriguing story that makes the character's and the reader question what their religious beliefs are and what is the truth. The mother-daughter relationships in the book are very real and complicated like they are in real life. I would recommend this book to everyone no matter what their religious background, I couldn't put it down. ( )