Mercy by Jodi Picoult
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Book Summary Author: Jodi Picoult Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2001-04-03 ISBN: 0743422449 Number of pages: 416 Publisher: Washington Square Press Accessories:
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Book Reviews of the Mercy
Customer Review: Extraordinary...you won't be able to put it down.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the fifth book by Jodi Picoult that I've read and I've yet to be disappointed. Her writing is descriptive and heartfelt, you just love the characters and you absolutely have to find out how it all turns out in the end.The opening moments in the book give the reader the first insight into what is going to happen. The prologue opens with a woman packing up her husband's things and selling them off. The second part is the euthanasia aspect or mercy killing that is a central theme in the novel. Mercy, love, betrayal and angst are all intregal parts of the book and Jodi weaves a story that you simply cannot resist.
Cam McDonald is the Chief of Police in Wheelock, Massachusetts. He has come to live and work there as part of his family history. It's a part of his identity that he cannot walk away from. Unfortunately, he wishes that his life had turned out differently. He has a sense of wanderlust, he has always wanted to travel and write. He knows that this is something that is missing from his life. He needs this sense of adventure. As a result of this void Cam looks to another woman for his happiness.
We meet Allie, Cam's devoted wife. She is head over heels in love with her husband and will do anything to please him. Consequently, she loses a big part of herself because of this. Her entire world revolves around Cameron and his moods. Both husband and wife are on a journey in this book to find themselves and each other. We follow their joys and sorrows and the bumpy road they have to travel to complete this journey.
Jamie McDonald is Cameron's cousin who comes to town after killing his wife. She has been sick with cancer and she is no longer able to continue the struggle. She asks Jamie to end her life...he cannot refuse the woman he loves. The aftermath of this causes Jamie to face a murder trial in Cameron's hometown. The entire town is divided on the issue of mercy killing and we, as readers, begin to form our own opinion on such a moral issue.
Mia also enters the picture at the same time as Jamie. She is a lost soul looking for a place to call her own, a place she can call home. Although she is the character we're supposed to hate in the book, I still felt for this woman. She fell in love with someone she knew she could never have but in the end she made the right decision. In a way, for me, she redeemed herself.
Jodi has again spun her magic. The characters are all easy to relate to and hard to forget. Once the book is closed, the ethical questions of right and wrong will still gnaw at you. Could you forgive the way that Allie must learn to? Could you love the way that Jamie did? Only you can decide.