When reading a book, the most important thing for a reader is finding something that will make them want to keep reading. Love stories are filled with heart-break and intense scenes that pull the audience in so far, that they never want to stop reading. The Pact by the number one New York Times bestselling author, Jodi Picoult, is one of these books. The story begins with only indicating a young girl has died and her lover may have pulled the trigger. As the book continues, the facts of the case are revealed, showing how strong and compelling love for someone can be. The Pact is a love story like no other that includes captivating drama and making the reader believe as if they were a part of the novel as well.
The Pact is based around a strong love connection between two people that lasts even after death. Chris and Emily, having known each other since birth, journey throughout their lives attached at the hip. They played together, they grew up together, they fell in love together, and a part of each of them died together. Chris is ready to do anything for Emily--even if it means ending her life. Unlike any other love story, The Pact shows how love does not always have a fairy tale ending. For instance, “‘I love you,’ she said. He kissed her so gently she wondered if she had imagine it. She pulled back slightly, to look in his eyes. And then there was a shot” (Picoult, 3). The book puts a twist on the basic love connection between two people and turns it into something that urges the reader to keep reading to find out whether or not true love will win in the end.
While reading The Pact, the audience will feel as though they themselves are a part of the story, if not the main characters themselves. Throughout the novel, the read...
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...t he was falling into place beside her” (Picoult, 216). Aside from the drama that takes place inside the courtroom, the friendship between parent’s of both children slowly breaks as the truth is uncovered. A secret affair almost comes about between Chris’s mother and Emily’s father as they both grieve.
Overall, The Pact is a dramatic, yet beautiful story of love that will leave the reader feeling as if they had been a part of the story all along. There is no reason not to read this novel. Based around the strong love between two innocent teenagers that takes a horrid turn, resulting in a death. It is up to the reader to decide if true love does indeed conquer all -- even lives.
Works Cited
"The Pact." Jodi Picoult. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2014. .
Picoult, Jodi. The Pact: A Love Story. New York: W. Morrow &, 1998. Print.
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