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Tarfumes.com - Second Glance: A Novel
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Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743454513
ISBN: 0743454510
Label: Washington Square Press
Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: 2004-03-02
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Studio: Washington Square Press
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Do we love across time? Or in spite of it? A developer has slated an ancient Abenaki Indian burial ground for a strip mall, and now strange happenings have the inhabitants of tiny Comtosook, Vermont, talking of supernatural forces at work. Ross Wakeman is a ghost hunter who's never seen a ghost -- all he's searching for is something to end the pain of losing his fiancée, Aimee, in a car accident. He tried suicide -- any number of times. Now Ross lives only for a way to connect with Aimee from beyond. Searching the site for signs of the paranormal, Ross meets the mysterious Lia, who sparks him to life for the first time in years. But the discoveries that await Ross are beyond anything he could dream of in this world -- or the next.
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Summary: How can you not like Jodi?
Comment: This is by far Jodi's most paranormal book, encouraging the reader to have an open mind. In short, it's a ghost story, one that involves a seventy-year old murder. Luckily, we have on hand a paranormal investigator whose experience is quite convenient, plus a cast of other characters who very willingly except their town haunting, rose petals snowing from the sky, and other unexplainable peculiarities. Upon beginning the book, I was a bit bogged down by the sheer number of characters. It's a pretty large cast that spans the two storylines, one in the 1930's and the other in the present. The first third of the book introduces us to the town, the characters and the plot, but is suddenly interrupted for another third of the book to tell the first person account of the dead woman who is responsible for the present haunting. Then back to the main plot again for the final third of the book.
This is a very multi-layered book that explores how lives are intertwined and how the past dictates the future. It is it about death and its impact on life, even decades later. It is written in the style I have come to love about Jodi and with the mystery she presents as she unfolds the plot. Unlike many of her other books, this one does not include lawyers or courtroom scenes, just the haunting story of love, life, death, and destiny.
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Summary: Second Glance
Comment: Not quite as good as other Jodi Picoult novels, but I haven't put it down yet either.
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Summary: Not Enough Hours in the Day
Comment: I truly enjoy Jodi Picoult novels but this IS the best. The characters are unique but very well defined; the action is absorbing; and the ending fascinating. I highly recommend this novel to all Picoult fans.
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Summary: Several Glances Back
Comment: For anyone who has read a book by Jodi Picoult, it is no surprise that you are completely wowed by the ending of the book, Second Glance was no exception. Second Glance is a fantastic mixture of love, sorrow, history, and ghost stories. Every time I thought I figured out the ending, Picoult threw in a new twist. I felt like I got to know all of the characters and every time I read about a ghost, I felt like one was in the room with me. She made me believe that spirits live on and you never know when you might meet one. The description on that back of the book doesn't even begin to tell the story that Picoult embarks on. Second Glance brings the reader into another world and takes you into a dark spot of America's history. Once you pick up the book, you will not be able to put it down and if you do, you just might feel a chill in the air.
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Summary: Great ghost and love story!
Comment: I read "My Sister's Keeper" by Picoult about a year or so ago and came away not a Picoult fan. I saw this book on sale in the clearance section of my local grocery store and needed a book to read so I gave it a chance. I'm so glad I did!
First off, I love a good ghost story and this novel definitely has that. The only negative to this book is that it's one of those that starts off with so many different characters and their own stories that it's hard to keep them all straight. The author acknowledged this as a risky move in the Q&A section at the end, but it worked out and came together nicely.
The characters are a little over-the-top in that they each have extreme personalities. One's totally suicidal; one's totally into vocabulary words; one's totally a non-believing scientist. There's no average character who doesn't just possess a few quirks which I feel would have made the story more plausible.
I do recommend this book.
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