Picoult, Jodi. My Sister‘s Keeper. HarperCollins: New York, 2004.
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Borders Books, $13.95
Teen Angst/ Family Drama
Award winning author, Jodi Picoult delivers yet another impressive and heart wrenching story, My Sister’s Keeper. The story focuses on the terrible circumstances that have taken over the lives of the Fitzgerald family. Kate was diagnosed with leukemia, while her sister Anna was scientifically conceived to save her life. After many operations for both girls, Anna begins her realization that her life was started by her parents only for the mere fact to save her sister. The story follows the entire family through an expansive court case for Anna to win her medical emancipation from her family, even if that means her sister’s life.
My Sister’s Keeper is a page turning story. Each chapter focuses on a different family members journey from the day Kate was born, to the recent trial taking place. Jodi Picoult captures each characters inner thoughts beautifully which will inevitably have you crying as you turn each page.
Throughout the entire story you are presented with many twists and turns from all parties involved. Until the last page you are never sure how any of their lives are going to end up. The end is completely unpredictable, it’s both devastating to some and life saving to others. This is one book that should not be left on shelves. Even though is incredibly sad, it opens your mind and makes you appreciate the life you have.
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I personally have heard a lot about this book, and your explanation of it helped me understand more what it was about. The twists and turns through-out the novel would keep me interested. I will keep this in mind for my self selection.
I really love Jodi Picoult books, i just finished The Tenth Circle, and really liked it. However they always seem to be about the same types of things, and involve court cases. This is one book that a lot of people have read and have loved, and it does seem really interesting from what i've heard. I think ill read this later on this year!
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