Journal Entry 1 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, October 31, 2007

One plot element¢a case of child molestation involving a Catholic priest¢in Picoult's latest novel (after Salem Falls) now seems eerily prescient, but that's only part of the saga she weaves, which is primarily an indictment of the current criminal justice system. Nina Frost, an assistant district attorney in Maine, knows how hard it is to obtain a conviction for a sex crime when the victim is a juvenile, so when her five-year-old son, Nathaniel, identifies their priest as being the man who raped him, Nina's grievances with the system become personal. Frustrated by the threat of an unsatisfactory legal outcome, she takes the law into her own hands, killing the priest in open court. Awaiting her own trial, a startling fact emerges from the DNA: the priest was innocent. Will Nina be able to prove to a jury that her actions were justified, particularly since she killed the wrong man? 

Journal Entry 2 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Friday, November 09, 2007

reserved for livrecache 

Journal Entry 3 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, January 01, 2008

not sure about this one. i felt it took me forever to finish it. as a parent i felt the emotions of it and got a bit teary in some parts. my babies dont live with me. they live with their father, so i got teary thinking about how much i miss them and how far i would go to protect them.
anyways, on its way to livercache. enjoy. 

Journal Entry 4 by livrecache from Hobart, Tasmania Australia on Monday, January 07, 2008

Oh, wow, reading your entries makes me feel nervous. Not that I'm in the same position, but because I'm such an empath! Jodie Picoult gets under my skin every time, whether I actually relate to the situation or not.

Thanks so much for sending it to me. 

Journal Entry 5 by livrecache from Hobart, Tasmania Australia on Sunday, January 27, 2008

I finished this yesterday. Picoult really knows how to tug at at your heart strings as she sets up her ethical dilemmas. However, once again I found there were just too much convenient love interest in it to be believable. And I didn't really 'buy' the outcome either. I can't say anything more with putting in spoilers.

Being offered to the OZ VBB round 6. 

Journal Entry 6 by livrecache from Hobart, Tasmania Australia on Sunday, March 23, 2008

Withdrawn from the OZ VBB, and sending to a participant in the Down Under Exchange, as it's on her wish list. 

Journal Entry 7 by livrecache at By post in Melbourne, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, March 23, 2008

Released 4 yrs ago (3/24/2008 UTC) at By post in Melbourne, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

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Controlled release as part of Down Under Exchange. 

Journal Entry 8 by luckaye from Logan City, Queensland Australia on Friday, March 28, 2008

Thank you! 

Journal Entry 9 by luckaye from Logan City, Queensland Australia on Sunday, October 12, 2008

Another great Jodi Picoult book, though I am not sure that I 'buy' the outcome either!