Thursday, May 10, 2007

Reading Record (cont.....)

14 - "Nineteen Minutes"

By Jodi Picoult

Another brilliant read from Jodi Picoult. This book is about a boy, Peter Houghton, who goes to his high school and opens fire on all students and staff killing 10 and injuring 19. There is a tangled web of people involved in the court case within the close community, the star witness to the crime, Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case. This story really got to me as I felt the pain and frustrations of the characters. It had a surprising ending, something Picoult is famous for, and didn't end the way I expected. A great book.