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Small Great Things

By: Jodi Picoult
Narrated by: Noma Dumezweni,Jeff Harding,Jennifer Woodward
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Summary

Exploring the complexities of race relations in modern times, Jodi Picoult challenges us with ideas about justice, empathy and free will. Written with a raw honesty, this audiobook delves into deeply emotional issues about birth and death with an emotional fix that will stay with you long after the last words are spoken.

The new audiobook from number one best-selling author Jodi Picoult, with the biggest of themes: birth, death, and responsibility.

When a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure, there is no doubt about who will be held responsible: the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father. What the nurse, her lawyer and the father of the child cannot know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives, in ways both expected and not.

Small Great Things is about prejudice and power; it is about that which divides and unites us. It is about opening your eyes.

©2016 Jodi Picoult (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton

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"It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes." ( Financial Times)

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brilliant book.

This book made me reassess my reaction to racism. I thought it was well researched and, of course, extremely well written by Ms Picoult. My Mum and I always exchanged Jodi Picoult's books and discussed them. Mum passed away last year and it's my first book without her but she would have loved it.

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First but not last

My first Jodi Picoult & I want more absolutely loved this book. The story was so gripping I usually reserve listening for bedtime but this one had me listening while ironing or on the bath couldn't stop but didnt want it to end. Courtroom chapters were really intense. The narrators were perfectly suited to their characters and the subject matter was thought provoking brilliant

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Loved everything about this book

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Jodi does it again. Written an amazing book about a very important topic , showing the story from different viewpoints. The one thing about Jodi's books is thant you never know how they sre going to end ,so you can't take it for granted that all is going to go as you hope. An amazing journey. Captured right from the start to last chapter. Loved the info at the end on how and why she wrote this story.
Brilliant narration that truely brought the characters to life.

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Great story let down by one voice

I thoroughly enjoyed the story but almost gave up because of the voice of Ruth. You can hear her every swallow and her saliva every time she pauses and takes a moment to breathe. I have listened to many audible books now and this is the first time I've heard this. I really do not know how this was accepted.

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Challenging - one of the best!

Challenging with all the Jodi Picoult twists and turns. I struggled initially because I felt uncomfortable. "I'm not racist, I'm not!" I think that should read, "I'm not intentionally racist." But it's about so much more in the range of human emotions that JP draws for us so skilfully. A true 10 out of 10.

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Discrimination is a hellhound


This woman can write and create very believable characters and very engaging story lines and this book is proof of that. She usually uses her talent to make us think of moral dilemmas we confront in a world that seems to change minute by minute, but in this case, she wants to confront the biggest moral stain in America, racism, as in the black experience of racism in America. For the most part, she manages to give a message that is sad and palpable, while touching in an experience that is more contemporary than most books dare confront especially at this level of fame. I would have liked a plot that was more tightly woven especially in reference to the courtroom parts and an ending that was less sweet and positive. These are problems that need gravitas even when writing to a more popular audience, that levity takes away from the very good first half.

Don't get me wrong it is still a good book and very entertaining, some of the characterizations are excellent and the plot moves at a steady pace but the ending is too neat for my liking.


This is one of the best if not the best-rendered audiobook, the voices are perfect and distinctive, giving a fantastic liveliness to the telling of the story. A fantastic listen made better by the readers.


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Enlightening and emotional

I had no idea there was so much racism in present day America. it makes me wonder if there is the same amount in Britain that I don't see.
The novel involves the difficulties of parenthood, the system of law as well as race. There were parts that made me openly weep, some with joy and some with sadness.
A brilliant book that inspired me to write my first book review.

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Thought provoking and engaging.

Would you listen to Small Great Things again? Why?

I really enjoyed this book and have already recommended it to friends and family. It covers some difficult topics and raises important questions about discrimination.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It was great to hear from each character in turn so you get a thorough insight into their point of view, whether you agree or not. Each character goes on a journey and has changed significantly by the end of the book.

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This book makes you re-evaluate your own perspective on racial prejudice. It is brilliantly written and wonderfully told. It makes you feel uncomfortable at times and certainly made me think about my own behaviour.

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The best Jodie Picoult book I've read to date.

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A light on a problem I never knew I even had

To say this book is an eye opener is an understatement , in all truth it opened a whole new world for me . I have little personal experience of colour bar and really believed that good or bad black or white we were all in charge of our own destiny and life paths. I had truly never fully believed or understood that for some people the dice really are loaded against them . Thank you Jodi , for a really humbling experience in reading your excellent portrayal of the problems faced , by so many of our really undeserving fellow human beings .

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A good listen

This book kept me engaged from beginning to end. Very well written with some stand out prose. I was not sure about the author, as a white woman, writing about the experience of black men and women. However on balance as Picoult says it is better to have this conversation than not. Thought provoking and gripping.

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