Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Fiction
Released March, 2007
438 Pages
Bottom Line: Read it.
Affiliate Link: Buy from Amazon
Source: Purchased
Summary
The story of a Columbine-esque school shooting told from the perspectives of various characters’ involved (the shooter and his mother, the high school jock, the judge presiding over the trial, and the shooter’s former childhood friend).
My Thoughts
Although Nineteen Minutes is a typical Jodi Picoult novel centered around a moral dilemma, I think it’s her best one. She makes you question what initially seems black and white and feel for characters you never thought you would. This is an especially interesting read since the documentary “Bully” has been in the news so much. This is one of my All-Time Favorites and is also on my Book Club Recommendations List.