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A review by kellylhaslam
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
3.0
This book explores a variety of complex and thought-provoking topics: making health decisions for one's children, the interconnected family impact when one child has a terminal illness, parental love, sibling love, what it means to be a good parent, and donor matching and organ donation within a single family.
I enjoyed how Picoult examined the perspective of each family member (as well as other characters connected to the situation) to better frame the entire situation from a variety of angles. Nevertheless, I found myself continually drawn to the perspective of one particular character. I'm not sure if that was intended since the book was written from a variety of character perspectives? So, while the book enhanced my perspective of other points of view, it did not move me enough with those other persectives for me to feel conflicted (which I actually would have appreciated as a reader).
I am sure there are some readers who do not like how the book ended. However, I am not one of them. I had not predicted some of the events at the end (which is always a plus as a reader) and I found them meaningful.
Overall, I think this is a decent book with very interesting topics. I wanted to love it, but I was not challenged emotionally as much as I may have wanted.
I enjoyed how Picoult examined the perspective of each family member (as well as other characters connected to the situation) to better frame the entire situation from a variety of angles. Nevertheless, I found myself continually drawn to the perspective of one particular character. I'm not sure if that was intended since the book was written from a variety of character perspectives? So, while the book enhanced my perspective of other points of view, it did not move me enough with those other persectives for me to feel conflicted (which I actually would have appreciated as a reader).
I am sure there are some readers who do not like how the book ended. However, I am not one of them. I had not predicted some of the events at the end (which is always a plus as a reader) and I found them meaningful.
Overall, I think this is a decent book with very interesting topics. I wanted to love it, but I was not challenged emotionally as much as I may have wanted.