Some predictable plot points which I feel Picoult always has, but on the whole a well written, thought-provoking book. I liked the style of having each chapter told from the point of view of different characters. She brought up a lot of hard questions about religion and capital punishment. The book was extremely well researched and had tons of tiny details which made reading it a joy. I would recommend it for book clubs because, as we found during our discussion, everyone has different points of view when you are talking about religion and death. Each of us brought up past experiences which we felt the book touched upon.