Man, have I been slacking lately in the reading category. . .and yes Brett, I do read. . .not sure why that was a shock to you!
I finally finished My Sister’s Keeper, and just in time too since the movie comes out in the next two weeks.
The book was good, but I think the reason I had trouble cruising through this one so fast was that each chapter is from a different person’s point of view and that is just not my style. I find books written that way tricky to follow because I don’t really feel like they flow all that well.
But. . .with that said I think it was important for this book to have been written this way to show the effects that this story had on everyone involved.
If you are not sure what this book is about, here are the basics. A daughter gets diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia at age 2. The only way to save her is for there to be a perfectly match donor for the different needs her body might have. Since her older brother and parents are not a good match the parents decided to create a baby that is genetically a perfect match for the sick daughter Kate.
The only problem with this solution is that no one really seems to think about the effect this will have on Anna. Not too far into the book, Anna approaches a lawyer to help her seek medical emancipation from her parents. But. . .not for the reasons you might think. Only problem is I can’t really talk about that because I don’t want to ruin this book for anyone.
Let me just warn you. . .be sure to have a box of Kleenex near you when you read the book for multiple occasions and don’t forget the Kleenex when you go and see this book play out on the big screen.
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