Reviews

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

emmawri55's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

aejohnson85's review against another edition

3.0

A friend of mine LOVED this book when it first came out, and I remember her telling me the ending, as I had said that I would never read it...I obviously changed my mind! Knowing the ending, I was able to notice a lot of the foreshadowing that Picoult placed throughout the novel. Her books always make me consider both sides of an issue, and this one was no different. I found myself for and against Anna's lawsuit at different times in the book. I did find Sara hard to root for - I understand how hard she was fighting to keep Kate alive but I was frustrated with how she let Jesse fall through the cracks! It is hard for me to judge, as I have no idea what I would do in a similar situation, I just was so sad about the actions Jesse was taking! The ending was hard to take, but I'm finding that to be common in Picoult's works!

smallandcold's review against another edition

3.0

There were cliche moments, but honestly really touching & I loved the end.

abiwright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

danoreading's review against another edition

4.0

Typical Jodi Picoult - well-written, interesting characters, shocking ending. I wasn't crazy about the ending in this one, but that did not ruin my enjoyment of the rest of the book.

slowly_dying_inside's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My Sister's Keeper was an experience. Jodi Picoult writes the best character-driven plots I've ever read. I went into this book knowing it would completely and utterly destroy me, but I also knew I had to read it. I've needed to read this book for over ten years, I've just always known there would be dire consequences. 
This book ends with a devastating blow that the movie (which is excellent and I love it and I cry EVERY TIME even though I know what's going to happen) never showed. The amount of hope-dwindling depressing events that occur throughout this book could crush even the toughest of tough guys. I loved this book, but I don't think I will ever reread it for that reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

awesomepancake's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jessicaleahreads's review against another edition

4.0

YOU SHOULD READ THIS ONE! Great book, and I love the way they told the story from so many different perspectives. I havent' seen the movie (and don't know if I want to) but the book is wonderful, and even if you think you know how it will end (without seeing the movie of course), You probably don't.

victoria_reynolds's review against another edition

4.0

I went into this book knowing it was sad. I know i'm late to the game in reading it but had not seen the movie or read the book, so that's all I knew. Wow, that ending definitely is not what I was expecting, and it hit fast. I don't always enjoy when writers write from different perspectives, but I love the way this author writes in that style. I feel like i'm not rereading the same scenario over and over again, but just getting more pieces to the puzzle as I go on. This is only my second book from this author, but I likely will continue reading Picoult's works. I'm glad I decided to read this, despite me knowing I'd be tearing up at some point.

ngochan11's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75