This book was written more than a decade ago, but sadly, it's still very relevant now, as mass shooting at school and other places has never abated. Maybe with cell phones, there'll be live videos, people know of the event faster, but the loss of life won't be any fewer or less painful.

Like her other novels, Jodi Picoult does a great job exploring a thorny topic from different angles. You end up feeling sorry for all the characters, empathizing with them in all their human weaknesses. Like her other books, I may not necessarily like the ending, but there's never an easy, happy ending for these stories.

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