Jodi Picoult Books Reading Group. discussion

Jodi seems to be working on a 16th book already.It says it is suppose to come out in 2009. Here is the synopsis for "Handle With Care". This is directly from Jodi's website.


Synopsis:


When Charlotte and Sean O’Keefe’s daughter, Willow, is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, they are devastated – she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. As the family struggles to make ends meet to cover Willow’s medical expenses, Charlotte thinks she has found an answer. If she files a wrongful birth lawsuit against her ob/gyn for not telling her in advance that her child would be born severely disabled, the monetary payouts might ensure a lifetime of care for Willow. But it means that Charlotte has to get up in a court of law and say in public that she would have terminated the pregnancy if she’d known about the disability in advance – words that her husband can’t abide, that Willow will hear, and that Charlotte cannot reconcile. And the ob/gyn she’s suing isn’t just her physician – it’s her best friend.

Handle With Care explores the knotty tangle of medical ethics and personal morality. When faced with the reality of a fetus who will be disabled, at which point should an OB counsel termination? Should a parent have the right to make that choice? How handicapped is TOO handicapped? And as a parent, how far would you go to take care of someone you love? Would you alienate the rest of your family? Would you be willing to lie to your friends, to your spouse, to a court? And perhaps most difficult of all – would you admit to yourself that you might not actually be lying?


For those who can't wait until 2009, there is an excerpt of this book on her website. www.jodipicoult.com. Man, Jodi is one mean, lean, writing machine. :)

Picoult writes about timely issues and this sounds like a very interesting book. I look forward to it.

This sounds really intriguing. I'm looking forward to it already!

jodi has a way of writing about touchy subjects. looking forward to this

Wow. Sounds good! New but also a bit familiar.

That sounds SO interesting! I can't wait! :D

I will def be getting this book! It's very interesting jsut from the synopsis.

OH BOY! ANother Jodi to look forward to! Thanks for the inside scoop! I am off to her site to check it out!

I am looking forward to reading the book, but I have very strong pro-life beliefs. I am anti-death--anti abortion for any reason, but also very anti-death penalty. I don't believe you condemn either a fetus with disability or an adult who committed a violent crime. I am also anti-artificial reproductive technology. Believe it or not, I tend to vote as a Democrat!

I will be reading this book. Jodi's books always make you think, what would I do in this situation?

Jodi Picoult is one author I make it a point to purchase her books soon after they come out.

Jodi Picoult does a great job of touching on current topics and making you question where you would stand on the moral or spiritual question involved in the novel.

This sounds kind of like the movie Unbreakable. Just the part about osteogenesis imperfecta, which one of the main characters suffered from.

I simply can't wait for this book! It's good to know that we can expect a new book every March. Apparently, she was working on this book as early as just after The Tenth Circle was released.

Teresa, I agree so much with Jodi's ability to make the reader question their standpoint on many issues. But she has an amazing ability to get the reader inside each of the characters heads. My best example is Nineteen Minutes. For most of us is too easy to sit back and view the media during these crises and say "that boy (meaning that shooter's) parents should known what he was doing, feeling, thinking, etc." When in reality how do you know? Sadly most teens are experts at hiding what they don't want known. But Jodi can make you empathize with the parents, the victims, the teachers, law enforcement and even the shooter. I love her books and the way they make me think!


dara

I agree with you, Anna. Im very Pro-Life as well. Although Im not anti-death penalty. (I don't want to pay taxes for those to live their lives in prison)

Although this issue will not make me not want to read this book. I think the only book of JPs that is not in my to read section is Harvesting the Heart.

As soon as this book comes out I'll be at Borders! :)

Do we know when in 2009 this is coming out?!

March 3rd 2009

woooo hoooo :)

Ooh I can't wait!! she as a way of making you think about things from a perspective you never thought you would! I think it would be such a hard decision, you may be pro life - but what sort of life would the person have?
Put that date in your calender girls!

Did you see that JP now has a significant excerpt from this new book on her website? I read it through and am now eagerly anticipating the release of Handle With Care! Once again, the story line is very compelling.

If you haven't read it yet, check it out on www.jodipicoult.com. Just click on the cover of the new book. I highly recommend it.

I still haven't read her last one!