Reviews with content warning for Cancer - My Sister's Keeper

3.5⭐️- wtf Jodi picoult that ending was not okay.

I love this film, but have wanted to read the book for a while after seeing a number of people angry that they changed the ending, and I can see why. The ending is a 5 star ending the rest of the book was slower than I like but I still think excellently written

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

three stars for it to hurt my feelings LOL
im upset with how the book ended.

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slaywithsteph's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I knew I was gonna cry, and I did, and my heart is broken.

If you liked the movie, you’ll like this, too. The movie cut out a lot about the characters.

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annieb26's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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witchleaves's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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krissteaparty's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is my favorite book, and it's the only book I've reread more than twice. I first read this when I was a teenager, and it broadened my understanding of people as a whole: what drives us to act particular ways; what makes right or wrong and who gets to decide; and what love means on many, many different levels. While the premise is sad, and I shed quite a few tears, I encourage anyone to pick up this book.

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aploinard's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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stephhamp's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Books make me emotional regularly. There are many times when I have to just sit and decompress after it's finished. But rarely, does a book evoke such a visual reaction, in this case, actual tears. Not surprisingly, Jodi Picoult evokes that emotion in me. This is the third book I've read by this author, and I consistently fly through each page. Jodi always impresses me with her extensive research, and as always her research in cancer and medical studies are clearly shown in this book. That shows, to me, that this author truly cares about basing her books on reality.
This book flashes through viewpoints in each chapter, and each character is right and justified in all of their actions. I am very close to my sister. She's the most important person in my life. Sisterhood and love are some major themes in this book. My heart was broken at the end of this book. Truly broken. I cannot wait to get angry at the film adaptation.

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