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The Tenth Circle: A Novel
 

The Tenth Circle: A Novel

by Jodi Picoult

Bestselling author Jodi Picoult's The Tenth Circle is a metaphorical journey through Dante's Inferno, told through the eyes of a small Maine family whose hidden demons haunt every aspect of their seemingly peaceful existence. Woven throughout the novel are a series of dramatic illustrations that pay homage to the family's patriarch (comic book artist Daniel Stone), and add a unique twist to... (read more)

Top tags: fiction,  contemporary fiction,  jodi picoult,  coming of age,  rape (all tags)

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Liked It

Judi
  • Rated 4 stars

“The tenth Circle was a good novel. Four Stars.”

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Didn’t Like It

Seri
  • Rated 2 stars

“i'm still reading the book at the moment, and i think it's a bit slow and doesn't interest me much, (i've postponed reading it twice) except the comic parts. and also i find it depressing to know teens as young as 14 year olds are doing those sexual acts mentioned in the novel and having problems as after effects.

i really cannot believe youngsters KNOW these acts, and if Jodi's writing it, it must have been a reality somewhere.

in my part of the world, it could be a big...”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.453602 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • BookLover65

    booklover65 said:

    “This book shows that after a while, authors seem to write what has worked in the past...I recently read Plain Truth, and now reading this, it is the same theme-"how much will a parent go to protect a child?" I feel Picoult has done this book on auto-pilot. I am glad I didn't see the movie-since the ending apparently changed. I felt the drawings were distracting. She writes very discriptive, however, this does not save this "Jump the Shark" type of book. Two thumbs down!”

    posted Thursday, July 24 2008
  • Helly

    helly said:

    “I live in the UK and therefore doubt very much that i will get to see the movie anytime soon. I did really enjoy the book though and thought the graphic novel elements added something to it.
    Not my favourite Picoult book but it certainly was worth reading :)”

    posted Thursday, July 10 2008
  • Jo K

    jo k said:

    “I watched the LIFETIME movie so I probably won't read it now. The movie was good. I wish I would have read it first but I liked Kelly Preston in the movie.”

    posted Wednesday, July 9 2008
  • Lola B.

    lola b. said:

    “I watched the movie. It started out good but then went in all different directions. As usual, the book was better!”

    posted Sunday, June 29 2008
  • CJ Kamm

    cj kamm said:

    “Did anyone watch the movie? What did you think of it? I thought everything was alittle rushed.”

    posted Sunday, June 29 2008
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