Second Glance: A Story about Ghosts, A Story About Life

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	• Second Glance: A Novel Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2004 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Another page-turner from Picoult!

I could NOT put this book down! I enjoy how Picoult can weave in history into a story. I also loved how the book moved from character to character until you could connect all the dots together. I was surprised a few times by the turn of events, and I was surprised also at the ending.

If you like mystery, fantasy, romance, and history, then this is the book for you!

One of Picoult's Best

This novel takes place in Vermont and is a mixture of mystery, history, Indian culture, and love story. All four aspects are nicely done. I have read several of Ms. Picoult's novels- a few stand out and stay with me, some I would not want to read a second time. This novel is in the first group. It is a complex novel with many main characters; surprisingly, the relation between them is tied together into a satisfying package with a really WOW!!! punch near the end. Although the story is complicated at first and alternates between character narratives and past and present stories, it was not hard to follow, and is such a good story that it's easy to keep reading until it all makes sense.
After I finished the book, I read an interview with the author about the historical aspects of the book. It was very interesting and I think should be included at the end of the book.

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ghostly encounter

When I first read the brief description of the book, I thought it was about a man and his failed relationships, intertwined with some paranormal encounters. Great for an audio read. I was so surprised about the other more significant storyline of the eugenics project of the 1930s, I had to look it up when I got home. The book was riveting and educational too! This was my first Jodi Picoult and so far, it is my favorite. I have recommended it to many, as it has so many good elements: intrigue, romance, mystery, anger, heartbreak, and ghosts. What a weird combination yet it works so well.

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Second Glance: A Story about Ghosts, A Story About Life

Second Glance, my favorite Picoult novel so far, is unusual, because it is a ghost story. It is also a love story, like all of Ms Picoult's other novels that I have read. The added element of ghosts and hauntings effectively add an unusual dimension. The realistic characters blossom in our hearts, while the mysterious past shows its impact on both the present and the future. Reinforcing the idea that life is priceless, no matter what kind of life it ends up being, we find ourselves consoled by the reoccurring theme that maybe everything really does happen for a reason. The message that life is to be cherished is clearly presented, as the author benignly queries some highly-controversial topics. All of this is accomplished with the poetic grace of Ms Picoult's writing.

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Jodi Picoult

I have read two of her books and she is wonderful. I am going to read everything she writes, I have become a fan.

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Do we love across time? Or in spite of it?

A developer has slated an ancient Abenaki Indian burial ground for a strip mall, and now strange happenings have the inhabitants of tiny Comtosook, Vermont, talking of supernatural forces at work. Ross Wakeman is a ghost hunter who's never seen a ghost -- all he's searching for is something to end the pain of losing his fiancée, Aimee, in a car accident. He tried suicide -- any number of times. Now Ross lives only for a way to connect with Aimee from beyond. Searching the site for signs of the paranormal, Ross meets the mysterious Lia, who sparks him to life for the first time in years. But the discoveries that await Ross are beyond anything he could dream of in this world -- or the next.

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