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A review by inknosedowl
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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? No
4.0
I had known the majority of the story before I had started this novel. I had seen clips of the movie and have seen other Jodi Picoult books I decided this would be my first one. She writes well and had some really well written and hard hitting lines. It was fairly easy to read other than some medical jargon every once in a while.
I loved that the chapters were perspectives of everyone in the novel. You never know how everyone in that situation will think or feel and I think she did a great job showing the emotions and decisions everyone faced.
I also particularly enjoyed the relationship between Campbell and Julia. In all honestly their background did not add to the force of the story, but I liked having the little joy of the relationship in there after everything else.
Despite knowing the majority of the book, I didn’t have ANY idea the ending and how jarring it was. I finally understand. It was a good novel, but can be hard to read.
I loved that the chapters were perspectives of everyone in the novel. You never know how everyone in that situation will think or feel and I think she did a great job showing the emotions and decisions everyone faced.
I also particularly enjoyed the relationship between Campbell and Julia. In all honestly their background did not add to the force of the story, but I liked having the little joy of the relationship in there after everything else.
Despite knowing the majority of the book, I didn’t have ANY idea the ending and how jarring it was. I finally understand. It was a good novel, but can be hard to read.