Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult

My friend Karen recommended this author, who is frequently up high on the best seller charts. I'm not big on best sellers, but I was curious about Karen's taste in fiction. While holed up in Rochester with a library at my disposal, I picked out this book as a way to enjoy some quiet time. Picoult's story was fascinating, and also added a little to my knowledge about some Jewish traditions. She is a competent story weaver, and she certainly held my interest. But some of the plot twists and turns were not even remotely realistic or believable. But somehow that didn't matter too much, because the story and characters were fairly interesting. The central question, whether Faith sees God and performs miracles or not, is never answered, and I knew from the beginning that it wouldn't be. I was hoping for compelling characters and perhaps some uplifting exchanges or plot twists. I would say that the characters were not particularly believable, but the plot was interesting. It was a good summer read that held my interest. Would I choose this author again? Probably not.