I have read the interview with one of my favourite novelist, Jodi Picoult. Bryony Gordon, the journalist presents her first meeting
with Picoult.
The first part of the article contains her previous impressions about Jodi’s books. She thinks that the reading is long and easy, perfect for holiday. However, it turns out that her books deal with serious subjects like domestic violence, diseases, eugenics, the Holocaust, high-school shootings and many others.
The first part of the article contains her previous impressions about Jodi’s books. She thinks that the reading is long and easy, perfect for holiday. However, it turns out that her books deal with serious subjects like domestic violence, diseases, eugenics, the Holocaust, high-school shootings and many others.
The author
of the article starts
with a description of their
first meeting in a hotel. She feels miserable compared to Picoult who
is a ball of fire. At the beginning, they talk about whether her
books are really written only for women. Picoult explains that once
she tried to write under a man’s pen name. Then, she was furious
because she could not release her book. She heard that it was too
well written for the male romance genre. She had the feeling of
injustice because men
who write about love are more appreciated and they feel special.
Even
though the stories written by Picoult are indeed interesting, her
real life is not so. Born in Long Island, she moved to New Hampshire
when she was a teenager and she still lives there, with
her husband and numerous domestic animals. She met her husband during
her studies in Princeton. Her adventure with writing started when she
was pregnant for the first time. When she already had 3 children and
her career took off, her husband quit his job to help her. Now he is
occupied with
charity work and Picoult thinks that he is the kindest person she
knows. She has also 3 children: a 19 year old daughter who is
studying psychology and pedagogy, a 21 year old son who is a senior
at Yale and also a lover of music, and her oldest homosexual child,
who is a teacher at inner city schools and he is getting married to
his boyfriend.Then, she gives her opinion about some sensible
questions concerning the American society like abortion, gun control,
gay rights or death penalty which are not always compatible with her
liberal views. Finally, asked if she wanted to stay into a permanent
book tour around the world, she answers that she did not want but she
likes the benefits of having an American passport.
Usually, I read the books of this author and it's the first time I've read the interview with her and I'm happy that I could know her more and I saw that some aspect of her private life appear sometimes in her books.
Usually, I read the books of this author and it's the first time I've read the interview with her and I'm happy that I could know her more and I saw that some aspect of her private life appear sometimes in her books.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/jodi-picoult-its-really-hard-to-love-America-sometimes/
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