Some of you may have seen the movie, My Sister’s Keeper (2009)(《姊姊的守護者》). It was a big hit adapted from Jodi Picoult’s
famous work. My Sister’s Keeper is my
first JP book. However, it is not my favorite. (It’s a bit funny that I tend to
like books that are less famous. It’s not that My Sister’s Keeper isn’t a good book. I just don’t like the ending.)
My favorite are Nineteen Minutes(《事發的19分鐘》) and Perfect Match. The former is my
focus today. Last Friday, a shooting took place at Northern Arizona
University, USA. Americans are not unfamiliar with such brutal scenes. In Nineteen Minutes, the story began with a similar event on campus. The only difference is that the criminal was only 17
years old. Peter was a high school student constantly bullied by classmates. He
never fought back, which was probably why others had never felt his anger. Peter finally went out of control and shot his classmates
dead. The event changed everyone’s life.
Jodi worked as a prosecutor before she started writing. Therefore,
she had dealt with countless controversial cases, and thus got many chances to
scrutinize people. I think that is why she is a very good storyteller. The
reason that I prefer Nineteen Minutes
to her other works is that the issue of bullying at school is a commonplace and
this makes it easier to resonate with the characters. The story reminds us that
we too often neglect others’ feelings and forget to care for people around us.
Jodi Picoult - Nineteen Minutes Book Trailer
It looks like a profound piece to read!!!!
回覆刪除If you want to read it, I can lend it to you =)
刪除I really like the last sentence in the video which is " Who has rights to judge people? ".
回覆刪除It's one of my favourite as well =)
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