Book review- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

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The year 2023 ended with Jodi Picoult's nail-biting court drama novel, Small Great Things. This was the second read from the author, and I am highly impressed with the drama, emotion and facts presented dramatically in the book.

A black woman, Ruth, with a teenage son, has been a labour and delivery nurse for over 20 years. When a newborn baby of the white supremacist Turk and Brittany Bauer dies, Ruth is held responsible. She is charged with felony crimes, and her fate lies in the hands of the public defender Kennedy McQuarrie, a white woman. And there begins the drama and the saga of the hurricane of emotions.

 The ending is dramatic (which I like personally )

This book made me reflect on the self-confidence we generally carry, that we are not prejudiced…, and that we are broad-minded. However, we all have pre-notion regarding several persons, things, places, etc., and our preconceived notions reflect on the surface of our thinking and actions as and when a situation arises. So, let's agree that NO THINKING IS FINAL, and WE SHOULD BE READY TO WORK ON OUR THINKING and ACTIONS.

Quotes from the book-


“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.”

“Equality is treating everyone the same. But equity is taking differences into account, so everyone has a chance to succeed.”

“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

“Just because something is different does not mean it should not be respected.”

“One day, you look in the mirror, and see gray hair. One day, you realise there is less of your life left than what you’ve already lived.”

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