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A review by ande13
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A little long, a little predictable (yes, even the ending), but overall a good read. It definitely raises a lot of good and difficult questions, even 20 years after it’s original publication. The author does a fantastic job of capturing what it’s like to love you family but still want to do what’s right for you - all the conflicting emotions but still feeling the burning love for the people around you. I would have given 4 stars, but I think there was some extra “stuff” that could have been excluded like the love story between Campbell and Julia and all their history… but it didn’t totally distract from the main story, so I guess it’s kind of a wash. Just there to make the book longer imo.
Moderate: Grief, Cancer, Addiction, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident