Of course by now, you probably know that I adore Jodi Picoult as a writer. Salem Falls took many different turns than I expected. LOVE this book as well

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Arrived today - mnay thanks - REALLY looking forward to this one - hasve even been throuigh Salem!!!!
I'll let you know when I have read it!

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Different cover..

at meet
LOVED uit loved it loved it.
Her style is just captivating...it's like watching a film, her descriptions are so vivid.
I loved the small town setting and the obvious connections to Salem and the Salem Witches...
There were touching moments and worrying moments, and some funny moments,which still maintained a sense of pathos.
There were twists and some htings which appeared obvious in fact weren't.
The characters were all portrayed in such a away that you wamred to them. but disliked themn at certain points in the story - yet you understood why they acted as they did.
The witchcraft and history of witchcraft was very cleverly weaved into the story..
Above all I felt like I was living in Salem falls, this small town, with these people, watching their story unfold.

oddly I had this book in clas one day, when i had a Year 10 cover class. They were reading 'The Crucible' by Arthur Miller - must read it - having been through Salem on the NYC-Boston train in 2001) and I was telling the kids I was reading a book called Salem falls, about witchcraft and covens...Then i hit on the first quote from the Crucible, which got me very excited. What are the chances?!

picked up at the Newcastle meet this evening. have yet to read My Sister's Keeper, but this looks intriguing

For some weeks now, I've really struggled to stay concentrated on a book and I was beginning to think of giving up (for a while at least, I have too many tbrs to give up forever!) But this book was totally unputdownable. Despite being utterly shattered, I wanted to read and read because I wanted to know what happened next.

Picoult weaves an amazingly plausible story and I found myself tested regarding my reaction to Jack. I was so angry with the narrowmindedness of the town, but if I had been in their position, would I really have acted differently? Reversing the witch hunt, using witches as the accusers, and setting it in Salem was an excellent idea.

The only reason I didn't give this a ten was because, as largely accurate as the portrayal of teenage girls and their wicca celebrations was, as a pagan, it really bugs me when witchcraft is portrayed in this way, along the lines of Charmed and Buffy, but this is probably just me being a little picky.

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posted out as a surprise rabck. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Received as a surprise RABCK from perfect-circle. Thank you so much! I can't wait to read it.

I received this book as a RABCK after a friend spotted it on my wishlist. This is the third Jodi Picoult book I've read, and probably overall my least favourite.

That is not to say it's not a good read, as it is. But compared to My Sister's Keeper and Plain Truth, the storyline feels a little more contrived and a little more predictable.

It follows the life of Jack St. Bride, recently arrived in Salem Falls after being released from prison. What follows is a modern-day witch-hunt with intertwined themes of wiccan practices, sexual abuse, love, death, grief, and small-town-mindedness.

The book improves as it goes on, and the final court trial is very gripping, but overall it was a little predictable and not as good as other Picoult books I've read.

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Caught at the 2007 UK Unconvention in Brighton.

I read the first page and then realised that I've actually read this one before. Therefore, I'm going to release this in Glasgow, where I'm on holiday.

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I'm going to swing by in about half an hour's time and leave this on a table.

I've just found this book whilst leaving another bookcrossing book in Offshore cafe. Lucky me or what ?