Angie (aladdin) - reviewed on 4/30/2014 + 154 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

An excellent read, peeling layers away of history and people/personalities like a giant tantalizing onion. Picoult has that special talent where in each story sh writes, the subject and people are unique. her writing is NOT formulaic as are many others who get bogged down in series. This one deals with bakery,holocaust survivors, baffling relationships and insights into the human soul and heart. I got swept up in the book. Sometimes I hesitate to start a J.P. book for that reason, and sho' 'nuff, it happened again. You will enjoy!!! learn and reflect. A few solves, where the characters survived and escaped from permanent harm in order to continue with the action, seemed a bit contrived, but then, we don't want the story/ people to end midsentence. EARNED 5 stars nonetheless. Unique, original, absorbing.

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