A few months ago I read my first book by Jodi Picoult. Now to be honest I’m not sure why I was so late to the party because she has been a best selling author for years.
The book I chose to read was Leaving Time. As I had read reviews about the book one thing that several people had mentioned was that they did not care for all the information about elephants included in the story. Now this was actually one of my favorite things about the story, but I’m a sucker for information.
As I made my way through the book for what ever reason I found myself losing steam. This is often the case for me when it comes to fiction. Although, I did increase the amount of fiction I read this past year, my attention span is not what it used to be. (Thank you internet and iPad)
So instead of giving up completely I did something that probably isn’t considered proper book etiquette. I flipped to the end and read the last few pages. Horrors!
However, in doing so I was completely intrigued and was hooked back into reading the rest of the story. Without giving too much away I thoroughly enjoyed the story being more aware of plot twists as they happened.
If I had read in a more traditional way I think I would have missed out on the hidden message of the book, especially because I probably would never have reread the book. I’m not really one to do so.
So do I recommend reading the book this way? YES!!!
Read about halfway through and then read the end, and then pick up where you left off. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.
Let me know what you think?
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