# Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult (Possible Spoilers)

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**Created:** [June 11, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-faith-by-jodi-picoult-possible-spoilers/815874 "2018-06-11T14:15:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-faith-by-jodi-picoult-possible-spoilers/815874/1 "2018-06-11T14:15:43Z")

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Has anyone else read this book? I just finished it this weekend and am wondering what others thought of the ending.

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-faith-by-jodi-picoult-possible-spoilers/815874/2 "2018-06-11T20:42:33Z")

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Jodi Piccoult is hit or miss for me. I tried this one but I gave it up when she got preachy.

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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-faith-by-jodi-picoult-possible-spoilers/815874/3 "2018-06-12T14:41:50Z")

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It was a good book, but the ending left me hanging. I hate that…I either want there to be a big twist/surprise or at least have everything wrapped up. I just wondered if there was something I missed or if I took the ending the wrong way.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-faith-by-jodi-picoult-possible-spoilers/815874/4 "2018-06-12T15:30:24Z")

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In the sequel, _Change Of Heart_, “Guard” doesn’t make an appearance to Faith or anyone else. As far as the first book goes, I found naming the child Faith was a bit heavy-handed, and if a book is supposed to be about faith then throwing in some obvious miracles sort of negates the purpose.

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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-faith-by-jodi-picoult-possible-spoilers/815874/5 "2018-06-13T14:41:35Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> In the sequel, _Change Of Heart_, “Guard” doesn’t make an appearance to Faith or anyone else. As far as the first book goes, I found naming the child Faith was a bit heavy-handed, and if a book is supposed to be about faith then throwing in some obvious miracles sort of negates the purpose.

I just finished the audio version of Change of Heart. I didn’t see that as a sequel to Keeping Faith tho. One of the characters from Keeping Faith played a minor part in the story but that’s all I noticed other than miracles occurring.