Tuesday, December 2, 2008

My Sister's Keeper

For the final project my group decided on the novel My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I'll admit I was a little hesitant to read the novel, but I breezed through it quite quickly. And it ended up being a really good read. 

There is no challenge when it comes to reading this novel. Definitely no foreign languages that have to be dealt with. But while the novel is easy to get through, the actual plot that Picoult has created is quite intricate. 

The novel focuses on the Fitzgerald family. Mainly the two daughters, Anna and Kate. Kate is dying from Leukemia, in fact she should already be dead. But thanks to her perfect donor match of a sister Anna, Kate has beaten the odds and is still alive. 

Anna's parents created her for a purpose. To help save their daughter Kate. No harm was meant to come of Anna, but as Kate continued to relapse, riskier donations were needed of Anna. But now, as Anna is a teenager, she begins to question her purpose and existence. She's not sure if she wants to continue here life as a donor for Kate. And her ultimately her decision will have a life or death result. 

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