Jaclyn’s Review: Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult

Vanishing Acts
written by Jodi Picoult
published by Washington Square Press, 2005

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Did I enjoy this book? I have a confession to make: I have only ever read one book by Jodi Picoult before. I read My Sister’s Keeper, sobbed hysterically, and swore off the author. I decided I didn’t need that kind of emotional roller coaster in my life. Then I saw the headline for Vanishing Acts, and I was hooked. Imagine that you find out, as an adult, that you have been missing for your entire life. I was so intrigued by the idea of this story that I couldn’t help but read the book. I enjoyed reading this story and felt that the different character points of view helped add layers of complexity. I finished this book wanting to debate legality vs morality. I was vested in the main character and wanted to know what happened in her past as well as how it would shape her future. The book did not disappoint.

 

 

Would I recommend it? If you are a fan of Jodi Picoult, you will love this book. If you have never read one of her books, I think this one would be a great introduction. I would absolutely recommend this book.
 

 

About the book – from Goodreads: New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her ability to tap into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she explores what happens when a young woman’s past—a past she didn’t even know she had—catches up to her just in time to threaten her future.

How do you recover the past when it was never yours to lose?

Delia Hopkins has led a charmed life. Raised in rural New Hampshire by her beloved, widowed father, she now has a young daughter, a handsome fiancé, and her own search-and-rescue bloodhound, which she uses to find missing persons. But as Delia plans her wedding, she is plagued by flashbacks of a life she can’t recall…until a policeman knocks on her door, revealing a secret about herself that changes the world as she knows it—and threatens to jeopardize her future.

With Vanishing Acts, Jodi Picoult explores how life—as we know it—might not turn out the way we imagined; how the people we’ve loved and trusted can suddenly change before our very eyes; how the memory we thought had vanished could return as a threat. Once again, Picoult handles an astonishing and timely topic with understanding, insight, and compassion.

 

 
 

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