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Mercy (1995)

di Jodi Picoult

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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult comes a ??sensitive exploration of the balance of love? (Publishers Weekly).
Two cousins are driven to extremes by the power of love, as one helps his terminally ill wife commit suicide at her request, and the other becomes involved in a passionate affair with his wife??s new assistant. In the midst of betrayals and trials, forced to confront the limits of their love, these cousins must ask themselves how far the borders of their hearts ca… (altro)
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I have always enjoyed Jodi's books and this one did not disappoint. She is not afraid to tackle tough subjects.

This book about what you would do for the one you love. There are two stories being told here. The story of Cam and Allie who live in Wheelock, Massachusetts and the story of Jamie and Maggie who live in a neighboring town. Cam is the police chief and Allie owns a floral shop in town. They are married but have no children. Cam's family moved to the town from Scotland many years before. Jamie and Maggie (also married with no children) drive to Wheelock where Jamie will only talk to Cam (Cam remembers later that he and Jamie are cousins) to confess to killing Maggie.

The same day, Mia shows up in town and Allie feels sorry for her so she hires her at the floral shop. There is an immediate spark between Cam and Mia.

Back to what you would do for the one you love - would you leave? Would you kill? Would you lie? If a terminally ill family member asks you to kill them will it be considered murder? Or is it Mercy? ( )
  Cathie_Dyer | Feb 29, 2024 |
"Mercy" by Jodi Picoult was by far, one of the worst books I've read in quite a while. The topic of the plot was interesting enough. However, Ms. Picoult dragged on the plot for so long and spent so much time on minor issues, that it quickly lost its way. Halfway through the novel, I finally decided to skip to the last few pages. I was able to determine the ending and move on to another novel. ( )
  AndreaHelena | Oct 30, 2023 |
In this novel, Picoult does not have her trademark style where she presents differing view points. Instead, it's a mishmash of trite love stories which distract from the real issue: euthanasia, addressed coherently only in the last chapters.
I was disappointed with the obsessive romances, ghosts and unhelpful Scottish lore, all of which only contribute to heavy-handed symbolism and none of which provided a strong foundation for the main theme.
I usually enjoy Picoult but I do not recommend this one. ( )
  Cecilturtle | Sep 19, 2022 |
A swing and a miss from Picoult, whose novels I usually like.

This one was just too sappy for my taste, borrowing liberally from "The Bridges of Madison County" (which I really hated) and letting that co-plot vitiate what might have been a sensitive and thoughtful look at the subject of mercy-killing. ( )
  LyndaInOregon | Dec 12, 2021 |
In ihrem Buch stellt Jodie Picoult zwei Fragen an die Leserinnen:
1. Ist Sterbehilfe erlaubt?
Diese Frage ist momentan ja wieder sehr aktuell durch das neue Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts. Auch Jodie Picoult beantwortet die Frage letztendlich eindeutig. Der junge Mann, der seine im Endstadium an Kreis erkrankte Frau tötete, steht also im Zentrum des einen Handlungsstranges.
2. Wie sehr muss man lieben?
Auch im Zentrum der anderen Fragstellung steht dieses Paar, denn Jamie und Maggie sind ein extrem verliebtes Paar. Es wird immer wieder darauf abgehoben, dass Jamie mehr liebt als Maggie. Nur aus dieser Liebe heraus ist verständlich, dass Jamie die Tat begeht und sich ihren Konsequenzen stellt. Aber es stellt sich eben schon auch die Frage, wie sehr man sich lieben lassen kann, wenn man so etwas von seinem Partner fordert.
Dem gegenüber steht das Paar Cam und Allie. Allie liebt Cam sehr, er hingegen ist nie ganz zufrieden mit ihr. Er verliebt sich in Allies neue Mitarbeiterin Mia und auch diese verliebt sich nahezu rasend in ihn. Obwohl die beiden sich also lieben, entscheidet sich Cam letztendlich für Allie und eine Ehe. Er lässt die rasende Liebe nicht Oberhand gewinnen, sondern denkt auch über Pflicht, Loyalität und Beständigkeit nach. Allie allerdings, die vor dem Betrug eher in Jamies rasend verliebter, es immer recht machender Rolle war, emanzipiert sich und wird für Cam womöglich zu einem echten Gegenüber. Und schließlich ist da noch Mia. Sie ist allein und wird es wohl auch bleiben. Von ihren Eltern erzählt sie, dass jene auch ein rasend verliebtes Paar waren. Für das Kind Mia war nie Raum in dieser Liebe.
So ist der Roman, der eigentlich über Sterbehilfe geht, in erster Linie ein Roman über die Liebe - wie sehr muss man sich im anderen verlieren, wie viel muss man für en anderen tun. Picoult beantwortet das eher gegen die total Selbstaufgabe, ala Jamie, würde ich denken.
Vielleicht noch ein Wort zum Buch an sich: Ich fand es eigentlich nicht so gut wie andere Bücher von Picoult. Die Personen waren durch die Bank keine großen Sympathieträger, Sprache und Aufbau irgendwie unmotiviert. Und die Handlung war auch nicht immer ganz stringent. Aber man kanns schon lesen. Wie gesagt, zum Nachdenken regt es auf jeden Fall an. ( )
  Wassilissa | Mar 11, 2020 |
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Jodi Picoultautore primariotutte le edizionicalcolato
Bresnahan, AlyssaNarratoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
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What power has love but forgiveness?
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- William Carlos Williams,
"Asphodel, That Greeny Flower"
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For Hal and Bess Friend, my grandparents, with love.
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When she had packed all the artifacts that made up their personal history into liquor store boxes, the house became strictly a feminine place.
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult comes a ??sensitive exploration of the balance of love? (Publishers Weekly).
Two cousins are driven to extremes by the power of love, as one helps his terminally ill wife commit suicide at her request, and the other becomes involved in a passionate affair with his wife??s new assistant. In the midst of betrayals and trials, forced to confront the limits of their love, these cousins must ask themselves how far the borders of their hearts ca

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