I've heard that Jodi Picoult's books were really good, so, I decided to give this one a try. I found it to be long since for the majority of the book the storyline wasn't interesting. Towards the end it did grab my attention, however, I found the end to be disappointing. After reading this book, I highly doubt that I'll be reading any of her other books anytime soon.

Honestly I have yet to find a Jodi Picoult book that I do not like. Some I enjoyed reading more than others, but none have fallen flat.

Vanishing Acts falls into the latter category. I liked it, but there are other books of hers out there that are better. The ending seemed kind of blah for me, I personally would have liked a bit more detail, but aside from that it was another well written book by an author always worth looking into.

Although this book does not measure up to Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper", it still is a good read. It's an interesting story.

After reading Plain Truth and My Sister's Keeper, I truthfully expected more from this story. I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the others and found myself struggling to keep reading. I did not enjoy the Father's story at all but did take interest in the main character and her daughter. I found the father/grandfather's story quite disturbing and didn't really want to continue reading those parts. The story was decent and I enjoyed the ending but I definitely found her other books much more interesting.

I expected this to be much better than it was and was kind of disappointed by the end. Jodi's trademark "surprise endings" never happened, but the exact same writing style that was present in "My Sister's Keeper", it just wasn't as novel this time around, nor was it even necessary. I think the story could have just as easily been told from one point of a view. The romantic component was also beyond weird and not at all realistic whatsoever. Definitely not Picoult's best work.

Once again, Jodi Picoult has delivered a truely amazing novel. The best part of a Jodi Picoult book is her ability to write in the perspective of each character without being bias to one particular truth. Her style allows you do see an issue from many different angles.

This novel covers a very topical issue without getting too heavy. Great read, highly recommended.

Picoult has a way of writing in many people's voices that is most enjoyable to read. This makes for interesting perspectives of a situation. Fitz's hanger-on status is a bit unbelievable. How long can someone wait around? Also for once I saw the twist at the end a mile away. The book deals very well with how suddenly our whole lives can change. Life as we know it is not necessarily how it really is

Typical to Picoult's style, she draws you in within the first couple of pages, introduces you to the characters in a ways that feels like you know them personally, and makes you want to find out what happens to them. After having read My Sister's Keeper, I'm beginning to find Picoult's style somewhat formulaic. Her characters always have a different font style, the introduction of them is always similar, and they always seem to have random flashbacks. That being said, the book was still very interesting.