Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult
I had a hard time making it through this book. At first I thought the book started out kind of slow. I would read a chapter and then put it down and come back to it a few days later. Once I finally got into it I just wanted to throw it up against the wall and scream at Cassie "how incredibly stupid can you be!!??" "why are you staying?" "why are you justifying him beating you?" But of course I couldn't help but get caught up in it. This book honestly affected my thoughts for a few days, putting me in a bad mood! I had to know how it ended. I had to know if Cassie stays with an abusive husband.
Cassie is an anthropologist married to movie star Alex Rivers. Her life seems like a fairy tale until Alex starts physically abusing her. Believing him over and over again when he says this time will be the last, she stays because she doesn't want to hurt him.
I certainly emphasized with Cassie yet I was mad at her for not leaving sooner. Then again I was routing for Alex to change and for them to stay together and be a family. I am sure this is how a woman in this situation might feel. "He'll change." "He loves me." "This hurts him more than it hurts me."
When I finished this book the night before last I couldn't get it out of my head. I even dreamt about it. Least to say it touched a nerve. I know many women stay in this cycle of abusive relationships either believing that they "deserve" it or that their husbands don't really mean to do it, or other reasons. It breaks my heart.
I think Picoult did a really good job handling this story line and while this was not my favorite book written by her it was still a good read.
I had a hard time making it through this book. At first I thought the book started out kind of slow. I would read a chapter and then put it down and come back to it a few days later. Once I finally got into it I just wanted to throw it up against the wall and scream at Cassie "how incredibly stupid can you be!!??" "why are you staying?" "why are you justifying him beating you?" But of course I couldn't help but get caught up in it. This book honestly affected my thoughts for a few days, putting me in a bad mood! I had to know how it ended. I had to know if Cassie stays with an abusive husband.
Cassie is an anthropologist married to movie star Alex Rivers. Her life seems like a fairy tale until Alex starts physically abusing her. Believing him over and over again when he says this time will be the last, she stays because she doesn't want to hurt him.
I certainly emphasized with Cassie yet I was mad at her for not leaving sooner. Then again I was routing for Alex to change and for them to stay together and be a family. I am sure this is how a woman in this situation might feel. "He'll change." "He loves me." "This hurts him more than it hurts me."
When I finished this book the night before last I couldn't get it out of my head. I even dreamt about it. Least to say it touched a nerve. I know many women stay in this cycle of abusive relationships either believing that they "deserve" it or that their husbands don't really mean to do it, or other reasons. It breaks my heart.
I think Picoult did a really good job handling this story line and while this was not my favorite book written by her it was still a good read.
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