Book 10: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
From the back of the book: Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never questioned… until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable… a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life… even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less?
I really enjoyed this book, hence why I couldn't put it down. It was a little hard to get into considering she writes from different character's perspectives, but once you figure out how to handle it, it really is fun to read. You get the different characters and how they handle the current situation. It isn't like you get it from one character and then the same thing from a different view point, but the story continues and flows from one character to another. The story is really compelling and it deals with some issues that are current issues and controversial issues. Midway through the book you don't know if you want to smack the mom or throttle the son or have your jaw dropped by the father, but the ending . . . I'm not going to give that away.
There is a tiny bit of language/sexuality but it is really really minimal, nothing graphic.
I totally recommend this to other readers.
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