A review by amacaroni33
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

My Sister's Keeper has been a longtime favorite of mine. With each reread I find new aspects of this story that resonate with me. It traverses an ethical dilemma that grips an entire family and raises questions about bodily autonomy and acts of service. At times it crushes my heart, other times it warms it, and other times it angers me. It makes me think about the unpredictability and fragility of life and ultimately makes me reexamine these issues as they arise in the lives of people around me. I want to put this book on my shelf and revisit it with new eyes 5 years from now, 10, 15, and so on to see if my perception of the Fitzgerald family changes over time. That level of emotion and thought is when you know a novel is good.
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