“You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.”
Lowered my rating because of that ending I saw coming a mile away.
Whoa, that was a seriously intense family drama. Such a compelling, original plot that brought up a lot of questions, but the author left them for the reader to decide. I love when authors do that, instead of answering controversial topics with their own opinion. Everyone’s going to have a different opinion, so why not leave the questions open?
My Sister’s Keeper follows thirteen-year-old Anna, who is suing her parents for the right to her own body. She was literally created in a medical lab to be a donor for her sister, Kate, who has leukemia.
Ever since Anna was an infant, blood, bone marrow, and more have been drawn from her to save her sister. Mere hours after she was born, the blood from her umbilical cord was taken. Her parents never asked her if she was okay with this, so desperate were they to save Kate. Now they want her to donate a kidney, but Anna, tired of being “invisible,” seen only as a donor for Kate, is finally putting her foot down.
Anna hires a sympathetic lawyer and takes her parents to court. The lawsuit is messy and complicated, as it revolves around a broken family whose immediate concern has always been Kate. The case is presented—Anna wants the right to her own body, and Anna’s mother thinks she should put Kate first.
“It is the things you cannot see coming that are strong enough to kill you.”
This was a wonderful character study. The chapters changed narratives and Picoult dug into each character’s mind. It was so sad, too. Getting to see the perspectives of Anna’s mom and dad was heartbreaking. Their ragged hopelessness about Kate’s situation was shown, and they were desperate to do anything to save their daughter—even if it meant risking Anna’s life.
The turnout isn’t quite satisfactory, for in the end there is no right answer. When you’re juggling such hard choices—a girl’s right to say “no” and the possibility that you could save someone’s life—who is to make the final call?
A thought-provoking, emotional read.
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