Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper" sat on my bookshelf for a few months before I picked it up.
My sister read it first, then lent it to my mother, who gave it to me. The three of us don't always mesh in terms of book tastes, but the concept was intriguing, so I gave it a shot.
The novel's main character, 13-year-old Anna, was conceived to help her older sister Kate, who suffers from leukemia. Just after Anna was born, cells from her umbilical cord were donated to Kate to help her recover. As they grow up, Kate is in and out of hospitals battling her illness, and so is Anna, who donates blood, bone marrow and whatever else her sister needs.
Then, Kate needs a kidney.
Anna, without her family's knowledge, hires a lawyer and sues her parents for medical emancipation so that she doesn't have to donate hers. Meanwhile, her sister's condition worsens, and Anna's family struggles to understand her decision.
Anna's true motivation is not revealed until near the end of the tale. A late plot twist makes for a sad and unexpected ending.
Each chapter of the book is told from a different character's point of view; Anna, her mother, her father, brother and other characters take turns moving the story along.
What I love about this style of storytelling is the variety of points of view it offers. Anna's view is much different than her mother's, who thinks differently than her husband. However, in this case, I also felt myself wanting a little more Anna and a little less of some other characters -- her lawyer and guardian ad litem, specifically.
The book raises interesting questions about genetically designed babies, parenting and families. All in all, I recommend it. And, according to Jodi Picoult's Web site, the book will one day be a movie starring Abigail Breslin, so I'll have to watch.
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