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Kellie
This is the 3rd book I have read by Picoult. This author is very brave to take on such controversial and emotional issues like suicide, date rape and school shootings. I think she has a talent for this type of writing. She grabbed me from the beginning of this book and I could not put it down. The plot is riveting but her books are also character driven. I found myself pivoting between the various characters I was drawn to. Nineteen Minutes is about a school shooting. There are so many aspects t ...more
Tara
Feb 05, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: book-club
I ended up liking this book. At first I was not sure if I was going to make it through, due to the subject matter, but I found the characters believable and wanted to read more about them. I especially liked the Lacy and Alex characters. I thought the perspectives on bullying and the relationship between parents and their children interesting.
Julianne
Mar 31, 2008 rated it really liked it
Done, after 3 weeks on audio. I wish I could give 3.5 stars (I think it would have been 4 if I had read instead of listened to it--just seemed a bit high on the cheese factor in some of the dialogue, like I was watching a hokey TV show like CSI Miami or something, where the dialogue is so over the top you know no one actually talks that way).

This was pretty good, I have to admit. I was holding off on Jodi Picoult b/c I thought she was exploiting current trends in media-frenzy to sell novels. Thi
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Lauren
Jun 13, 2008 rated it really liked it
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This book tells the story of a school shooting. In usual Jodi Picoult style the tale is told from multiple view points. I was completly engrossed in the story and felt my heart being torn out of my chest at times I had such strong emotions. Very intense.

The things that stay with me are the "profile" of a school shooting perpetrator, really a number of those traits described me in my teens, and also the fact that grief counselors told numerous parents that their children went first in an attemp t
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Joanie
Aug 17, 2007 rated it really liked it
While this may not have been my favorite of Jodi Picoult's book (the ending was a little weak) it's still really good and completely engrossing. It's the story of a school shooting in a small New Hampshire town told from the point of view of the shooter, his mother, one of his victims, the victim's mother who's also a judge and maybe a few other people. The bullying stuff is hard to take and Picoult does a good job making the shooter a sympathetic character. ...more
Ashley
Jan 23, 2008 rated it really liked it
This book was very good. While I was not thrilled with the ending I still felt that the rest of the book made up for that. I really liked watching the characters grow and seeing where they were before the shooting and after the shooting. This is my first Jodi Picoult book and I look forward to reading more from her.
Stormy
Oct 19, 2007 rated it really liked it
Horrifyingly brilliant - she doesn't just capture the true horror of one aspect of the story, she brings home the absolute horror of the story from everyone's perspective and she shows us ways to be merciful in our judgements of others during tragedy. Nothing is ever as black and white as it seems, is it? ...more
Jenn
May 03, 2008 rated it liked it
Not my favourite Picoult book. I knew there was something odd going on and I ended up being half right. I didn't feel very sorry for Peter. He shouldn't have ever killed all those students. Then again, maybe I just don't understand what it's like to be bullied that much. ...more
Abigail
Apr 16, 2008 rated it really liked it
Very interesting, very compelling. I didn't figure out the whole story til it was told, too, which I like. BUT don't read this if you want to feel at all good about the world. Definitely not in the "uplifting" category. Thought-provoking, yes. Easy, no. ...more
Suzanne
Bullying at school can be hard on the kids.
Monitor what your kids are playing on the computer. Playing shoot 'em up games should have a warning ' do not try this in real life'.
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Natalya
Jun 13, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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Susan
Aug 12, 2007 rated it really liked it
Natasha
Oct 20, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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Amanda A
Nov 28, 2007 marked it as to-read
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Lisa
Jan 04, 2008 rated it really liked it
Jen
Jan 26, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Southernbelle0326
Mar 08, 2008 marked it as to-read
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Cathy
Jun 02, 2008 rated it really liked it
Candace
Jun 24, 2008 rated it really liked it
Ann from S.C.
Jul 08, 2008 rated it really liked it
Ann from S.C.
Jul 19, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Rachel
Jul 20, 2008 rated it really liked it
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Amy
Aug 18, 2008 rated it really liked it
Haley
Aug 30, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Kathy
Sep 20, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: highly-recommend
Lynlee4
Oct 03, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: borrowed, picoult
Whit3tig3y
Jan 15, 2009 rated it really liked it
Carey
Jan 19, 2009 marked it as to-read
Christina
Sep 07, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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