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I wish there was a higher rating than 4 stars. This book would deserve 5 or more. A magnificent book, filled with very human emotions, and difficulties. A beautiful story, with an unexpected ending that will leave you shocked. I never cry, and I bawled. A must read. Wow.
The book is full of detail and interesting points of view. Plus a twisted ending that maybe isn't how it should be. The book captures attention of the readers and they never want to put it down. My Sisters Keeper makes you think how lucky you are to be who you are.
Anna was born to provide blood from her umbilical cord to her older sibling who had a serious illness. As years go by, however, she gives blood and bone marrow on multiple occasions. When she is expected to give Kate one of her kidneys in order to save her life once again, she hires her own attorney ... Continue
Anna was born to provide blood from her umbilical cord to her older sibling who had a serious illness. As years go by, however, she gives blood and bone marrow on multiple occasions. When she is expected to give Kate one of her kidneys in order to save her life once again, she hires her own attorney to emancipate her from her parents so that she can make these decisions on her own. The book provides many points of view and raises important questions. It is read by Julia Gibson, Barbara McCullogh, Andy Paris, Tom Steckhalter, Jenny Eceda, and Richard Poe.
The ending really frustrated me. Not that this story could even have a happy ending without the sick sister getting miraculously cured.
Can a parent love too much? Or is too much never enough?
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 leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product o ... Continue
Can a parent love too much? Or is too much never enough?
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 leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never challenged...until now. Like 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. A provocative novel that raises some important ethical issues, My Sister's Keeper is the story of one family's struggle for survival at all human costs and a stunning moral parable for all time.
Rarely does a book bring me to tears, but this one did! It has an unexpected ending. A great book. This was the first Jodi Picoult book that I have read and I have been a fan of hers ever since!
"Dark matter has a gravitational effect on other objects. You can't see it, you can't feel it, but you can watch something being pulled in its direction."
Very interesting, well written book. It certainly brings up quite a bit of controversy about designer babies and other medical decisions. The ending was extremely depressing!! But it did fit with the book.
As always with Jodi Picoult, another page-turner. This books brings together the medical field with the legal field, and the lengths we will go for our loved ones. The books twists and turns, knotting the characters together forever, to reveal a shocking ending.
This is a very poignant, well-written story that not only will touch your heart but will really get you thinking about the tragedy of childhood illness, the hard choices these parents have to make, and how both these things powerfully affect the whole family.
A really interesting book about 2 sisters---one desperately ill with Lukemia, the other a baby specifically designed to save her. Should Anna be forced to give up a kidney against her will? Told from multiple points of view.
This is one of the best books I've read, no wasted words, well written. I couldn't put it down. Jodi knows how to write an ending for sure!
Remarkable
I don't know why I put off reading this book for so long, it was recommended to me so often. I finally picked it up and finished it in one night, I enjoyed it that much. It had an interesting plot, well developed characters, and it was a real tear-jerker. If you enjoy books that pull on your heart ... Continue
I don't know why I put off reading this book for so long, it was recommended to me so often. I finally picked it up and finished it in one night, I enjoyed it that much. It had an interesting plot, well developed characters, and it was a real tear-jerker. If you enjoy books that pull on your heartstrings I would really recommend it.
I think this is my favorite book of all time. Jodi is definitely my favorite author. I think have read every book she has written. I can never predict the endings.
This would be such a great book to read and discuss. I don't even know where to start with what issues it covers. Bioethics, life and death, organ donation, independent children, family relationships, etc.Having listened to this, I would like to sit down and read and take notes. This book and Picoul ... Continue
This would be such a great book to read and discuss. I don't even know where to start with what issues it covers. Bioethics, life and death, organ donation, independent children, family relationships, etc.Having listened to this, I would like to sit down and read and take notes. This book and Picoult's other book Plain Truth might just inspire me to start an adult book club.I wonder what I would do if I was a parent. Would I try to have a gentic match to my child to save him/her? or would I let them die? Is that even legal right now?I now own an authographed copy of the paperback!! 3/25/05