Change of Heart: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
I have to admit, this was my first book by Jodi Picoult. I have heard a lot of great things about her other books so when I realized I had this one on my Kindle already decided to read it to see how she is as an author.
I’m not sure Change of Heart
The book isn’t bad, I was engrossed from start to finish. There were a few parts that kind of bored me but I really wanted to get to the end to see what happened. For that, I give it a thumbs up.
On the other hand, I had a hard time reading some of the religious “stuff” put into the book which turned me off. If this had not been my first book written by this author it probably wouldn’t have had such an effect on my opinion. It was, however. But, I’ll try another one since I’ve heard so many raving reviews of other books by Picoult.
Despite my issues with the religious points brought into the story the book was good.
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From the Cover
Shay Bourne – New Hampshire’s first death row prisoner in 69 years – has only one last request: to donate his heart post-execution to the sister of his victim, who is looking for a transplant. Bourne says it’s the only way he can redeem himself…but with lethal injection as his form of execution, this is medically impossible. Enter Father Michael Wright, a young local priest. Called in as Shay’s spiritual advisor, he knows redemption has nothing to do with organ donation – and plans to convince Bourne. But then Bourne begins to perform miracles at the prison that are witnessed by officers, fellow inmates, and even Father Michael – and the media begins to call him a messiah. Could an unkempt, bipolar, convicted murderer be a savior? It seems highly unlikely, to the priest. Until he realizes that the things Shay says may not come from the Bible…but are, verbatim, from a gospel that the early Christian church rejected two thousand years ago…and that is still considered heresy.
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