The End ~ Plain Truth

Okay, so that was not the ending I had expected. Well, actually, let's start with what I did like. It was just such a good book!

There's not much more to say about what I liked about it other than what I said in the last post. It didn't change much since then other than completely shocking me towards the end. Without giving anything away, I'll just say that it doesn't end the way you think it will. It suddenly drops a bomb on you and you're just like "WOAH." The part that bother me was that right after this bomb was dropped, it just ended. It was so abrupt I turned the page expecting it to continue. For me, the end was a disappointment, but that doesn't mean it ruined the whole book. That's also not to say that the entire end of the book was a disappointment. The last page of the book was not a disappointment at all, the disappointment was that the book ended there. It was written as if it was supposed to continue, it seemed like Jodi Picoult just kind of gave up and didn't know what else to say so she decided to just end it.

The book as a whole was incredible, although it doesn't exactly top some of the other Jodi Picoult books I've read. I really appreciated the was Jodi Picoult was able to intertwine the two societies with such ease that it made the uncomfortable seem so natural. The story also had quite a few profound ideas. One of the quotes I found very powerful was, "You can be happy for someone else's good fortune, but that doesn't mean you forget your own bad luck." For me, this really meant that just because you act one way and pretend something doesn't bother you for the sake of another person, it's okay for it to bother you inside because that's a natural feeling. In this story, one woman lost a baby and as she was grieving for her own child a good friend of hers became pregnant. She said this quote to her friend to let her understand that she was happy for her, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

The story just had a lot of very powerful, very effective messages to it. It wasn't just about the plot of the story because throughout it, messages were made very clear due to the history of the characters. Because many of them were Amish, they were very open about the morals and ideals which made it very clear to see some of the messages that Jodi Picoult was trying to get across. I think this was one of Picoult's more powerful books due to the morals of the characters and the lessons taught throughout it. Apart from the end, this story was very impressive and enjoyable and as I said in my last post, I 100% recommend it.

~Jenna