My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piqoult

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 just finished reading this book and i must say it has got to be one of the most touching,thought provoking book i've read in awhile.Jodi Piqout is a genius when it comes to expressing human emotions and telling both sides of the story. How she switches from one character to another every chapter dwelling in their thoughts while continuing the flow of the story was brilliant. that there there wasn't a clear cut antagonist in the story only wrenches your heart even more when one of the characters has to make a choice he/she doesnt really want to.that said, it's not all sadness and fighting, wit and abit of humour is added into the tonnes of emotions you go through with the introduction of campbell,Anna's lawyer.i'm not gonna write whats going to happen at the end but i could feel my eyes a little watery at the end of it and i'm inhuman if i didn't.

I would definitely want all of you to read it but for the lazy ones, a movie is coming out somewhere this year i think.and i'm being pretty mixed about it going to the big screen after reading it. While i'm very very happy that Dakota and Elle Fanning will be casted as the sisters, Cameron Diaz as Sara, the mother is a little unconvincing. i just can't see her as the strong, caring mother type of role(hope she proves me wrong). even worse is that alec baldwin is rumoured to be casted as the father. he just seems to stiff for me for that role. and this is a pretty dense story with alot of sub-plots and flashbacks and i just hope that they don't chop up the story.but in the end, dakota and elle should be a love to watch. and the thought of dakota and cameron going bald would be pretty interesting.i hope they don't cut out that part of the story!

definitely a 5/5 for books i've read.