My Sister's Keeper

I have finally finished reading this book! Yeayyy. I came across this title as I was browsing through the upcoming summer flicks. Watching the trailer, and finding out that it was an adaptation from a novel of a best selling author, it managed to keep me interested. Anyway, thanks to MPH I came across the novel and I bought it. Rest assured, I had a blast reading it from the start to the very last page. Let me share with you some dirt of what it is all about.

Basically we have Kate, who has suffered from a rare form of leukemia at an early age, struggling to keep herself alive. Then comes Anna, her younger sibling who was somewhat genetically engineered to help her sister fight the disease. Being family, an at such a young age, does not have much of a say of to the extend of her helping her sister, undergoing countless transfusions and surgeries. That is until one day, she decides to file for a medical emancipation for a legal right to her body; for her to be able to decide on her own of what she wants to do with her body. A decision that for most would be unthinkable, that will tear her family apart, and perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. Author Jodi Picoult has put a microscope examining this controversial topic, finding out what it means to be a good parent, a good sister and a good person; putting a fine line between legal and moral compass in doing absolutely anything to save a child's life.

I must say, I'm not sure how to begin with commenting about this book. Yes, it is a heavy subject, but at the same time, this book managed my attention and interest to read it through. It's packed with human emotions, human values, not to mention medical jargons. I also liked the way the story is presented, i.e. switches from the eyes from various characters including the parents, and the lawyers. It makes you see the things playing around each character's minds. Reading this (although it's fictional) can't help me but wonder what would have happened if I were in Anna's shoes. I can't say that I'm surprised with the ending (let's just say I kinda saw it coming along the way reading it), but then it's just woww. I spent about 10 minutes just reflecting on what had happened after finding out the ending. The pages during the trial scene was just suspenseful. I literally had to switched off the TV just to focus. Luckily hacing a great view from my hotel room helps me to get the to the bottom of the story with peace, huhu.

Bottom line, it's been a while since I last read fiction, but this is just awesome! Worth the money paid, worth reading, worth recommending it to someone else. I so so enjoyed the storyline and the characters. I can imagine Abigail Breslin being Anna in the movie. It will take a while till the movie arrives here in Malaysia, so just go and get this book! How I wished that back in my college years we were asked to analyze the idea of this book. Perhaps the Theory of Knowledge classes will not be so dull then...All in all, this book is indeed a keeper:)