Jodi never lets you down. The ending was totally unexpected. Jodi you are such a talented writer.

Once again Jodi has written a book I couldn’t put down.

Well written, suspenseful, addicting!

Rarely am I shocked by an ending. But JP does it frequently. But my jaw dropped at the end of this one. Crazy. Loved it

I recommend reading the novella that comes with this first and then the book. The story is superbly crafted, you will learn a lot, and want to turn the pages faster! You will find yourself emotionally invested and a true twist will surprise you. LOVED this book!

Well, I probably shouldn’t have read this novel. I knew from the psychic alone, this wasn’t my kind of book. But I really like Picoult’s writing, so I hoped for the best. Like I mentioned, I’m not the intended audience for this kind of book because of the psychic stuff, but what’s weird is that didn’t bug me. The 13-year-old kid who somehow knows who Punch and Judy is annoyed me, the completely predictable plot annoyed me, writing that mentally ill people will inevitably become violent was annoying, and writing stereotypical characters annoyed me. Okay, so I hate when authors write kids. The kid is usually wayyyy too insightful or to knowledgeable or both, so the author tries to brush off this lazy writing by saying how the kid is precocious. Gah! The PI is so stereotypically popping Tums and a drunk that it’s frustrating. And there were enough clues to understand the “twist” in the first 30 pages. But worst of all there was the stereotyping of the mentally ill as violent. I can forgive a lot of things, but I don’t think I will for that. You might be wondering why I didn’t give this only one star: the writing is very pretty. The similes were beautiful and I appreciated the elephant research. All the same, I might not read from Picoult again.

Not only an incredibly well researched story about the awesome elephant, but a captivating read. Enjoy the characters and the twists. Almost wish I hadn’t read it so I could read it again for the first time!

Excellent. Learned so much. Fascinating. Best ever by Jodi Picoult. It’s a long book but didn’t want it to end.

I have read Jodi Picoult’s books before and enjoyed them. This book is good in that it follows a mysterious disappearance and keeps you guessing. The ending is the problem. I will not spoil it except to say that it is a shameless rip off of an award winning movie. That movie was in turn a rip off of a Goosebumps book that I read to my son 20 years ago. Ms. Picoult is inventive enough to come up with her own story lines and should not feel compelled to “borrow” from others.

I normally don’t review a book that I’ve read, preferring to keep my thoughts about it to myself. I’m this case, after reading Leaving Time, I felt compelled to say a few words. I like Jodi Picoult’s style of writing a lot. I’m no expert but she does a wonderful job of telling a story. One that moved me to tears at the end. The plight of the elephant is overlooked worldwide by many and through this story, Jodi Picoult was able to show how much feeling and intelligence they have; something similar to what other animals have that we coexist with on this planet. Thank you for helping me become aware of this through a pleasurable experience.