Dear Jodi Picoult,
Well, I am continuing to love Nineteen Minutes as I read further in the book. The plot is getting more intense and I can already see many twists and controversies forming, especially within Peter's relationship with Josie. Their childhood friendship seems so cliché—two kids who grow up together and are best friends, until one of them (in this case Josie) is drawn in by the “popular” crowd and ditches their other “dorky” friend. My heart broke for Peter when he talked about how hurt and betrayed he felt when his only ally left his side. And although Josie clearly does not condone the bullying behaviors her so-called “friends” issue to Peter, she cannot find the courage to stand up for him anymore. One might think that, upon planning a murderous rampage through his school, Peter would try to get revenge on his back-stabbing friend. But instead, Josie’s is the only picture that he had circled but then gone back and crossed out, writing the words “LET LIVE” above it. Even though Peter might have felt vengeful and angry at Josie for deserting him back in middle school and never again acknowledging him in public, his lingering love and gratitude for her friendship long ago overcomes these feelings.
A-Rod :)
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