Jodi Picoult #1 - Nineteen Minutes - Borders Book Club

CHAPTER 1 - STARTING A BOOK

Jodi Picoult joins the Borders Book Club to discuss Nineteen Minutes, her newest book. Topics include school shootings, bullying, the trials and tribulations of parenting, her characters and writing style.

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[SoKissMe2]

This book was phenomenal. I think it was her best book. I wish it were made into a movie ahaha and like a real good one. Some of her books were put to shame with the crap lifetime movies. Peter was actually my favorite character. Despite the fact that he killed people I still loved him. He was so real and his words made me think the most. He was just a kid with so much pain.

[SimoneLouiseJanMaria]

I'm in the middle of reading this book right now, and i think it is one of the most amazing, thought provoking, emotional books i have ever read. It is so great. i agree with emonypemony, every teenager should read this, especially if there is a chance it could open a bully's eyes to show them that what they do effects someone so deeply.

[justxforxcommentsx]

is that what the problem was was a little boy's nascent insecurity and possibly the typical human proclivity towards treating those around you as you have been treated, instead of how you would like to be treated. But hey, I'm not a bestselling author. Maybe I wouldn't know.

[justxforxcommentsx]

jumping down my throat, I'm not by any stretch of the imagination justifying bullying. No. I've been bullied, too. I know that pain; I'm all too familiar with the vicious cycle that begins to occur in the brain of someone who's been habitually bullied. But all I'm saying is that one has to make the distinction between a personal issue that is manifesting in a bully mistreating others and a purely malicious internal desire to cause harm. Now I never knew the little boy, but what i would say

[justxforxcommentsx]

evi? I wouldn't call the little boy who pulled out the little girl's chair evil. When I think of evil, and this is just me now, I think of an inherent, incontrovertible, deep rooted desire to cause pain and harm simply for personal satisfaction. I think the little boy did what he did for the same reason that most bullies do what they do: because they too are insecure and want to be accepted by their peers. That doesn't make you evil, that makes you human. Now, before I have 20 people

[awogar]

in da house xD ahahahahaha. seriously though this is one of my all time favourite books, waaaay better than harry potter...

[SingItForTheWorldMCR]

I am 15 years old, and this is my favourite book by Jodi, and I can relate to Peter so much! If I ever have the pleasure of meeting Jodi Picoult, I'm going to thank her for taking almost every negative aspect of school life, and some positive ones, and putting it into a book which opens the eyes of adults who read it. People need to realise that this happens all over the world, not just in big cities.

[31iidna]

Just finished reading the book today :] I love Jodi Picoult, I read My Sister's Keeper before & I can certainly say this is a masterpiece

[xpeacexlovexmusicx1]

best book i have ever read.

[tkngata]

I've read this book! It was amazing. Thank you so much Jodi Picoult. :)

[claireschultz]

@honorkendall have you read sing me home yet? its in my bookself, havent read it yet.

much love

claire

xoxo

[Darienlover999]

@honorkendall That's how I felt exactly!! :D