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Mercy
by: Jodi Picoult

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743422444
ISBN: 0743422449
Label: Washington Square Press
Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: April 03, 2001
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Release Date: April 03, 2001
Sales Rank: 1816
Studio: Washington Square Press

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Product Description:
Police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron McDonald makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy.

Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval, and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, is suddenly at odds with his devoted wife, Allie -- seduced by the idea of a man so in love with his wife that he'd grant all her wishes, even her wish to end her life. And when an inexplicable attraction leads to a shocking betrayal, Allie faces the hardest questions of the heart: when does love cross the line of moral obligation? And what does it mean to truly love another?

Praised for her 'personal, detail-rich style' (Glamour), Jodi Picoult infuses this page-turning novel with heart, warmth, and startling candor, taking readers on an unforgettable emotional journey.

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Premise is Good....Book Is NOT
I thought this would be a really good book. Wrong. The characters are boring. The story bounces all over the place losing the readers interest. It goes no where fast.

Picoult dropped the ball on this book. It was so bad I couldn't get more than half way through it.

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- Disappointed
This book was a total disappointment. There were two story lines that could have easily been separate books but together they did not work. The first being a story about Mercy Killing which is a topic that we too may one day struggle with. The other story line was about a weak man who attempts to save his marriage, when his affair is over and he just wants consistency back in his life.

My first introduction to Jodi Picoult was when I read her book "Nineteen Minutes" I recommended that book to all of my friends and family. She is a gifted writer but Mercy is not one of them.

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- Have Mercy
Just let me say that is very very rare that I put down a book but this one and I quote Dorothy Parker "Should be thrown with great force" Ugh I got halfway through this book hoping against hope that it would grab hold and I would start to like at least one of the characters but none of them from start to finish have any redeeming qualities... That was not the only problem... Why was there so much detail on mundane things that were completely unnecessary to the story... Don't bother!!! This is truly one of the worst books I have ever read...

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- Smudged powdered doughnuts!
If you have scored this book anything lower than 5 stars, you have temporary insanity! Picoult engages the reader from the very first page and does a phenomenal job going from different characters which share the same story lines: Jamie and Maggie; Allie and Cam; and Cam and Mia. For the book's length, I was surprised on how well developed the story took place and my lack of boredom from rereading basically the black and white of the plot. First novel I have read from Picoult and cannot wait to pick up another. One of my top novels thus far. Keep up the great work!

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