'What could have been a competent, topical novel about a MERCY killing becomes, in Picoult's hands, an inspired meditation on love… Picoult pays loving attention to her central characters, fashioning a sensitive exploration of the balance of love.'
'A heady mix of euthanasia and adultery.'
'MERCY, a quietly powerful book that examines the boundaries of love and loyalty, courage and forgiveness... Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships.'
'A graceful stylist, Picoult entertains her readers not only with feel-good storytelling and irresistible characters but with consideration of such serious moral dilemmas as euthanasia and forgiveness.'
'I would be surprised if anyone who reads the first 20 pages of MERCY could put it aside again. This is the Real Thing, a novel about plausible people and important ideas told with riveting cinematic clarity. The story's edge, and the economy with which Jodi Picoult hones it, positively gleam.'
'This is a wonderful book, with many characters who are easy to care about and an ending that is satisfyingly real.'
'This author never produces a dud and her tale of a married police chief who has to arrest his cousin for the MERCY killing of his wife is a page-turner.'
'This moving portrayal of marriage explores the nature of love.'
'Jodi Picoult is not one to shy away from fictional controversy; in fact, the more tangled and messy a moral dilemma appears, the better she likes it.'
'Picoult has been incredibly successful in dissecting the pain that family members go through when faced with sensitive and emotive issues.'
'Picoult, once again, grabs a razor-sharp issue and uses her brilliantly intricate pen to expose all the shades of grey with PERFECTION.'