THE TENTH CIRCLE by Jodi Picoult
ISBN: 0743496701
Format: Hardcover, 400pp
Pub. Date: March 2006
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Leave it Jodi Picoult to reinvent the format for literary fiction with her newest work, THE TENTH CIRCLE. This is the story of one family being torn apart by a tragic circumstance and how they must redefine their roles in order to stay together. Daniel Stone, a comic book artist, must come to terms with the rape of his young daughter Trixie at the hands of one of her classmates. Prone to rage and anger, Daniel retells his story in the form of a comic book that is interspersed throughout the novel. The readers are actually given specific depictions through his art of how he views the traumatic events of his life. Picoult writes with gorgeous imagery and unparalleled beauty and at the same time is able to hook her readers from page one. She definitely does not disappoint in her latest work.
