The Pact by Jodi Picoult is a great book. The end disappointed me a little bit though. The author is great when it comes to building suspense and grabbing and toying with your emotions. I have not read any other books by her but this book has convinced me that I might be interested in reading more of her books.
I really have difficulty with books that constantly flashback and forth and time, and since this book is told from so many points of views I thought it would be hard. At first I was a little confused but the titles for each chapter tell who is narrating and in what time. This helps A LOT!! The different views add to the story though. It reminds me of the book Flip I read in middle school. Sometimes a book just needs more than one view for you to get the whole story; especially when one narrator is hiding secrets from the others.
Your emotions are really played with in this book. At one point in time you’re reading about the death then the next second you are reading about the past when the two love birds were little kids playing in the backyard. The death really pulls at your emotions because they are just two teenagers in love, the classic romance story. Then they blame the guy since he survived a blow to the head when the girl did not survive suicide. The fight between the moms/best friends also is sad because they end up getting mad and everyone in the situation loses.
My favorite part of the book is all of the flashbacks. I know you are only suppose to have one favorite, but it’s like trying to choose between gummy bears and gummy worms. Each memory was so special and brought up so many emotions and memories of my own that it was neat to see each one. I think my favorite flashback is between the day Emily was born and when she and Chris slept together holding hands. (Helpless romantic sorry) The other memory is when they were younger and made the classic rope and tin telephones. It just really reminded me of the simple things we take for granted and how the little things that we remember.
I have to say the end was not my favorite part at all. The book has so much romance and when the end comes and the romance is gone it is just too sad. I think it is more of a truth than most stories though. If a person told me it was a true story I would probably believe them because there is no riding into the sunset, happily ever after scene. It is straight truth without a sugarcoat.
Even though this book has a harsh ending I liked it. I would definitely recommend it to anyone. It really grabs you and pulls you into the story. Jodi Picoult is a great author and I can see how this book was created into a movie. It was wonderful.
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