#review; Small Great Things.

another Jodi Picoult's book review.

this time, I want to write a review about her book titled "Small Great Things". at the first time I saw the book and read the synopsis behind, I've became really interested with the topic. it's about racism in America. a very sensitive topic, but once again I was really adoring the way Jodi Picoult wrote it in such a wonderful wrap. as we all know for sure, America has been suffering from so many racism cases, at least until Obama became their president. from reading this novel, I just knew that racism is such a really serious problem and due to that case, it's almost sounds impossible to get rid of that. so, let me write a review about this book start from a short synopsis.

 the story began when Ruth Jefferson, a skillful and trained nurse in Mercy-West Haven Hospital, who is also an African-American helped a birth process of Turk Bauer's first born baby, a fellow member of white-skin supremacy. Turk demanded to the head nurse, Ruth's boss, to forbid Ruth to leave a single touch to his baby. however, when Ruth was there in the baby room along with Davis due to an emergency situation, that baby have had a heart attack. Ruth was so uncertain between betting her job as a nurse and totally ignoring her boss' command, or betting her conscience and betraying her oath when she was inaugurated as a nurse. the worst case happened, Davis was dead, and Turk accusing Ruth for killing his baby because she took revenge on him. the case was eventually brought to justice, Kennedy McQuarrie, a white-skined lawyer, trying to prove that Ruth wasn't the cause of Davis Bauer's death.

the thing that I love the most of Jodi Picoult's books was how she describes every characters from different point of views. I think that was a very brilliant way to introduces the characters itself. the problem was always one, but the people behind it was more beyond that, and those several characteristics will guide you to the twists of the story. Jodi Picoult always reminds us to see what others think about the same problem. that was the part that I love the most.
second thing is, she oftens lead us to solve the problem with the "right" way. i mean 'right' because she always ended up the story with a court scene, like she wants to ended up with justice for both sides.

but, this is the first time Jodi Picoult took the topic about racism (she talked about it at the end of the book). she usually brings up about family cases, so far as I read her books titled My Sister's Keeper, Handle with Care, and Perfect Match. this book was described as the most important book she's ever made, said The Washington Post.
and for everyone who read this, what I want to share with you about racism is that you can't be judged just by your different colors (of skins). it's really unfair that you have to do a discrimination to those people whose had different color skins than yours. everyone has the same rights. "Small Great Things" itself took from one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words as Jodi Picoult's said.

"If I can't do great things, I can do small things in a great ways,"

"If the past few months have taught me anything, it's that friendship is a smoke screen. The people you think are solid turn out to be mirrors and light; and then you look down and realize there are others you took for granted, those who are your foundations."

"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."

I quoted my most favorite sentences from the book and it's exactly the same way I feel about myself after I read it. overall, it was a really good story altough the climax wasn't satisfy me enough. this book touches you in a very smooth way and changes the way you think about racism itself. I would say that this book is very recommended for you. I heard that this book is in the process of making it to a movie. and of course I really am excited to watch!

last from me,
thank you for always reading my blog, I appreciate you so much.
happy reading!

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