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| My Sister's Keeper |  | Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
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Rating:  402 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0340960507
EAN: 9780340960509
Publication Date: March 20, 2008
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The 400,000 copy Richard & Judy bestseller reissued with a brilliant new livery, a classic backlist title from the inimitable Jodi Picoult.
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 *sniff* August 30, 2010
S. Firth (Leeds, UK)
I have had this book on my shelf for ages. Long before the film came out. I only picked it up this week and wow what a book it is!
I just read some of the 1-2 star reviews. Honestly, i dont understand why anyone wouldnt like this book. Yes it has cliche's, yes it's a very heavy, deep book emotionally, but it's a deep subject. There's lots of parts in the book where various characters are thinking about life in general, their own mortality. How they think life began. And anyone would think that with a close relative in Kate's situation. Or maybe some people arent that deep.
Anyway, Jesse the brother, is the one i feel really sorry for in this book. He is pretty much ignored and you are silently screaming for one or both of his parents to notice him.
Sara annoys me for a lot of this book. She has a tunnel vision which is Kate central. That's all she can see. And you feel exasperated at her sometimes. And then you wonder what you would do. But she is the mother. She seems to make all the decisions. And when Anna goes in to donate more cells/blood/marrow she tells her daughter that nobody is forcing her but if she does it she will make Kate, Mum and Dad happy. Which is basically saying, do it or i'll be very angry at you.
Towards the end of the book, the twist hits you and you dont see it coming. Some people say this has ruined the book for them. It didnt for me, it made it better if that's possible. And i dont want to watch the film because apparantly they changed the ending, which is stupid. And i dont see Cameron Diaz as the mother at all. But anyway, if you havent read the book, please think about doing so. It's clear JP has put a lot of research and thought into this book. It's a gem.
***Loved It*** August 24, 2010
S. Siddique (UK)
I wasn't much fond of Jodi Picoult to be honest after abandoning Keeping Faith half way,but since I had ordered 'My sisters keeper', I decided to give it a chance. The book was totally unexpected, I decided to take Anna's side as being able to understand her sentiments to some extent. I was definitely in for a surprise, it left me in tears at the end. Highly Recommended even if your not a Jodi Picoult fan.
Death of a child August 20, 2010
Jeany Pavett, Author of Life After Death; A Mother's Story (Essex, England)
My Sister's Keeper is a very moving novel. In this day of modern medicine you can see that this sort of "baby made to order" is possible. But, is it ethically and morally right? Just how far will a mother go to save the life of her child? Should a sibling be forced into being a donor?
My Sister's Keeper takes the reader deep into the thoughts, feelings and fears of a mother's heartbreak for her sick child, the helplessness and desperation she feels and then the hope that comes when she finds what she feels to be a solution and can save her child. All this is contrasted with the feelings and fears of her children and the decisions they wanted to make for themselves.
Jeany Pavett, Author of Life After Death; A Mother's Story.
 Good but a bit over hyped. August 17, 2010
C. Madden (Birmingham UK)
This book is the second of Jodi Picoult's I have read (Nineteen Minutes being the first which was brilliant) and if I hadn't read her before I may not have carried on with this one as it is very slow to start. However, it does get better.
Told in quite small chapters from the point of view of a different character in each one, I really like this style of writing.
The book is criticised for the ending (which the film changed so what was the point of that?)but I firmly believe the author has the right to do what she likes with her own story. Just becuase it doesn't end the way some people think it should, doesn't take away from the fact that this is a great book. Yes it's sad and yes it stirs emotions and makes for difficult reading at times but that's life. Things happen and they aren't always good. Don't read if you're expecting joy anywhere because there is none!
A great read August 12, 2010
JCS
This is the first Jodi Picoult book that I have read and I have to say it won't be the last! After hearing so many good reviews I thought i'd give it a go and I wasn't dissappointed. It had me gripped from the start and an ending that I wasn't expected. Would definately recommend this and I now want to see the film!
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