New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.

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 challenged...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? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 1158 reviews)

Great Book!!! by Jessica M. Smith

5 Stars
July 06, 2009
I read this book within a week. I think this book was well written and kept me interested. If you like drama and romance than this is a great book to read. It really captures the bond of a family, the bond of a married couple, the bond of siblings, and the bond of sisters all through such a tragic life.

Confused... by Kristi (NC)

4 Stars
July 05, 2009
I am actually very confused. I read this exact book and then saw the movie today, and how is that a tie-in? For one, who is Aunt Kelly? In the book, it's Aunt Zanne. Why, in the movie, are they ridiculously rich, yet in the book, they are middle class? Why is Jesse such a softy in the movie, but a bad kid in the book? What happened to the relationship of Julie and Campbell? And what happened to the ending? Did the producers not even read the book? I know I should be reviewing the book, so the book is great. Just don't go see the movie, you'll be very confused.

Who can read this stuff? by egghead23 (Eastcoast)

1 Stars
July 05, 2009
Usually when I make it two or three hundred pages into a book, I will force myself to finish no matter how hard that may be, but in this case, I had to pull the plug. This was the first, and likely last, Jodi Picoult novel I've read, and I can't believe how absolutely banal it was!

The characters were utterly two dimensional. There's the girl, Anna who is suing her parents for medical emancipation, and her mother just happens to be an attorney who, though out of practice for years, decides to represent against her own daughter. The judge appoints Anna a guardian ad litem to oversee her welfare during the case, and that woman just happens to be the long-lost love of Anna's lawyer. And then there was the reunion sex scene between those two...absolute schlock. Anna's brother is an arsonist, who of course is acting out against their firefighter dad.

Though I didn't finish the novel, a friend told me the ending, and that solidified my belief that the book was not worth the time. Overall, the whole story was worse than a lifetime movie. The language was trite, filled with metaphors that were more cheesey than a dinner by Kraft. I wouldn't even recommend this as a beach read.

Good if you want to be depressed by D. Johnson

3 Stars
July 05, 2009
This was a really good book, however the sadness NEVER ended and then just got worse. If you want an uplifting book DON'T buy this one.

Schmaltz and reader manipulation by Annita Lyons (Alabama)

1 Stars
July 05, 2009
I agree with the review titled "Oh, if she'd only stopped twenty pages before it actually ended" by Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal.

I especially agree with what he said about Sara. Most of what I know about the legal system, I've read in novels, but surely no real judge would have allowed Sara to be opposing counsel for this hearing. The writing and characterization is so schmaltzy and hokey, it became more annoying with every page. The ending wasn't really a surprise, since readers of Jodi Picoult's novels have come to expect something unexpected at the last minute, but this one is so preposterous, it leaves me stuttering.

The only believable aspect of the whole novel is the effect the family's focus on Kate has had on Anna and her brother. Thankfully, I've never been in such a harrowing struggle, but wouldn't parents who are so devoted to one child get at least a little bit concerned over all the acting out their son is doing. The ending to his story, however, is just as unrealistic as so many other things in this book.

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