“Small Great Things” by Jodi Picoult
Published by Ballantine Books
Finished 9/30/16 – 5/5 stars
I am a huge fan of Jodi Picoult. Every year she does extensive research on a
topic and puts out a fabulous book based on that topic. When I heard her next book was going to be
about racism, I was intrigued. It’s
quite the hot topic – would she be able to pull it off seeing as how she’s a
rich white woman? I’d have to wait and
see. And then I start reading the book itself
and found it to be written in the perspective of a professional black
woman. I said to myself “how on earth is
she going to pull this off?” Could she
do it without a backlash from the African American communities? Not that I don’t think authors can write in
the perspective of another race, they do it all the time so that’s not an
issue. But could you truly understand
them enough to be able to portray their thoughts and feelings regarding racism
having never been in their shoes? And
then comes the next chapter and it is being told in the perspective of a white
supremest. Another challenge, but I knew
she’d be able to pull that off – after all, she wrote a book in the perspective
of a Nazi soldier at a prison camp (my absolute favorite Jodi Picoult book –
The Storyteller). So, how did she
do? Fabulous!!! I loved this book! Not only was the storyline great, but it
makes you look within yourself. I’ve
always considered myself a non-racist but then this book points out the little
things that make me stop and think – do I do that or how would I react to that
if it were me? As I said before……I love
a book that makes me think.
Thank you to Net Galley and Ballantine Books for a copy of
this book in return for an honest review.
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