A review by jamiee_f
Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult

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

3.5

This was very similar in theme to My Sister's Keeper, with a tragic ending. Willow is a child with osteogenesis imperfecta, meaning she breaks bones very easily. Her family's life revolves around caring for her, and her medical debt is all consuming. The family ends up discovering that they could sue their OB for wrongful birth, but that OB is Charlotte (the mother's) best friend. Drama! Like all of Jodi Picoult's books, she has created a dramatic web of community, and through that, she explores high stakes medical ethical dilemmas.

The ending was a bit drawn out, it took a long time and was somewhat slow paced which was a bummer. The legal and moral dilemmas did drag on, and the horribly sad ending with the death of willow did not super feel worth it.
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