nytimes best sellers young adult may 2 2018

“Picoult's novels never disappoint the reader.” She refrains from delivering the happily ever after ending to her stories, but rather presents thought-provoking questions about the human condition.” Picoult always writes with depth and clarity. “Her storytelling ability has established herself firmly in the ranks of highly regarded novelists, which, at age 38, is a very impressive accomplishment. “Picoult makes her characters real as reality.” She's a writer with literary flair who can also please the public.” She forces the reader to look, however uncomfortable the experience might be, at complacent people who discover, much too late, the sad disparity between what they thought they knew and what they know now.” She's concerned with love and truth, the blurry boundary lines implied by both. “Beginning with her first book… Picoult has refused to sweat the small stuff. Picoult has carved her own niche with her novels – one part romance, one part courtroom thriller, two parts social commentary.” “Anyone who has read any of the dozen books that prolific Jodi Picoult has released in the past 14 years knows that she is arguably the Queen of the Topical Novel.” “Picoult is a master of the craft of storytelling ” “Picoult is a master in dissecting and describing the tangle of family relationships and the counterbalance of love.” It's easy to understand her best-seller status.” “Jodi Picoult explores dark places in perfect suburban lives. “Picoult is a rare writer who delivers book after book, a winning combination of the literary and the commercial.” “Jodi Picoult writes novels mothers and daughters can agree on even if they disagree on almost everything else.” That’s the mark of pretty much every Jodi Picoult book, and it’s the reason she keeps topping best-seller lists.” “Turning the pages, all you’ll care about is what happens next. Which is to say, Picoult is not merely relentless - so are allergies and colds - but exquisitely so.”

“If Jodi Picoult were a general, she would be Patton if a sports franchise, the New York Yankees if a natural phenomenon, the sunrise. By throwing us into these debates she gives her readers the gift of faith in a higher justice - not the law, God or modern medicine but human goodness.” You have to admire Picoult's grace under pressure. They are gobbled up quickly and the readers want more. “Jodi Picoult's novels do not gather dust on the bedside table.

“Picoult is a skilled wordsmith, and she beautifully creates situations that not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us.” “Somebody who’s a terrific writer who’s been very, very successful is Jodi Picoult”

Nytimes best sellers young adult may 2 2018