Wednesday, October 15, 2008
My Sister's Keeper ~ Jody Picoult
A short Synopsis:
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukaemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never questioned… until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable… a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life… even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less?
Hayley's Review:
I just finished reading Jody Picoults My Sisters Keeper and I cant begin to tell you how good this book is!
A tale of questionable morals and a complexity of characters reeled me in from the start. The characters were so likeable and often relatable in their quest for normalcy and equality, and the story unfolded so naturally from the beginning. The tale is told in alternating perspectives from each of the characters and flowed with a beautiful candour, well known to most picolut readers.
This book had me turning the pages faster than my fingers could keep up. An unexpected ending left me shocked and awed and reaching out to the bookshelf for the next Jody Picoult novel.
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2 comments:
I havent read any of Jody's books yet, but after reading this review ill be keeping my eye out for My Sisters Keeper
its bloody fantastic!
I just started reading Nineteen minutes and im only 100 pages in, but now im hooked and HAVE to see what happens next.
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