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I finished reading My sisters Keeper quite sometime back and have been wanting to do this review forever but somehow was not able to get to it. I was not able to put my thoughts together for this one.
Its surely a book that was very good but not sure that I can say it was a book I loved… A book that dealt with a very sensitive subject in a very sensitive way…A very very strong book, infact I think its one of the strongest book I have read in a very long time. It moves you from within…. Its a very sad book probably that is the reason I am not able to say its a book I love 😦 there were times when I just kept the book in the side to cry or to think
Its a book about a family who is torn between death and reality… What happens when a happy couple Sara and Brain with two lovely children suddenly comes to know that their younger one “Kate” has a very rare form of leukemia, apart from being devastated they decide to bring in another life in this world to save the existing one. A designer baby people ask but for them its just about saving their daughter… And this brings in “Anna” to the world…
A child brought into the world to be her sister’s keeper… how does she feel all through… The book deals with multiple dimensions of the issue – Anna’s side who keeps doing whatever she is told to till she gives up one day and walks into a lawyer’s office to file a law suit against her parents…. Kate’s Side who doesnt know how long will she live and when she’ll have to rush to the hospital again and ofcourse the parents side who really only want the best for all their children… how the eldest one becomes hostile and the destroyer because he cant be the keeper.
Being a parent myself today I shudder ( infact I cant even imagine to think and pray to God that no one ever comes in this situation) at the thought… What would I have done? Would I have let go of the child? Its not a easy situation I know as a parent we want to do everything that we can to prevent our child from the smallest damage and then this is death but would one put another child in danger to save one? I really dont know… Probably Sara was the only character I really couldnt identify with in the book
But on the whole a very strong, brilliant but a heartwrenching book, I think a must read for everyone
Rating 4/5 *
Book My sister’s Keeper
Authors Judi Picoult
Price Rs 295/-
*interestingly when I finished this book I gave it a rating of 5 at goodreads but now I really dont feel like giving more than 4, may be I have anlaysed the book too much
Prats said:
Sounds like a great read. Will pick this one up as soon as I get a chance. great review, must be a touching story
monikamanchanda said:
yes its a great read…. thanks
hitchwriter said:
I gott see this movie… !! Reading sigh .. just got no patience..
monikamanchanda said:
somehow I am wary of movies made on books they just dont do justice to the book at all… well there are a handful of exceptions but just handful
Neha said:
I so agree!!
Neha said:
I so agree Monika!
Neha Kapoor said:
I so agree, Monika
Swaram said:
I am with u on this Monu .. me too 🙂
monikamanchanda said:
glad to see u both on my side
Smitha said:
Am with you too! I always find the movies disappointing – So I rarely watch a movie adapted from a book.
monikamanchanda said:
ya me too i think the only one i cant decide which one is better is The god father
praveenmatanam said:
Book will provide all aspects of details regarding a movie frame.
Picture is equal to 1000 words only when you are capable of analyze those 1000 words. Otherwise, simply read the book.
Smitha said:
Monika, I loved this book. Infact I love all of her books. While I may not always agree with every character in the book – some of them are really difficult to idenitfy with -aren’t they? But I still love the way she writes.
Have you read her other books? I haven’t read her latest and am dying to lay my hands on it!
monikamanchanda said:
ok when i say I didnt fall in love I meant probably its not a book I would read over and over again… its too sad for that apart from that its a great book….
and yes just like Sara, I am amazed to the extent she goes to save Kate even ignoring the fact that Anna is being harmed… she was her daughter too isn’t it? I couldnt digest that
I havent read any other of her book but I cant wait to read more, the way she handled emotions was expectational
Smitha said:
I agree – Sara seems a very one-dimensional character. What I like about her writing is that she always picks up difficult themes and pulls out an amazing book out of it 🙂 Do try her others.
monikamanchanda said:
oh yes there is no doubt abt that
which is the one u reco the most apart from this one?
Reema said:
hey whose birthday??
monikamanchanda said:
oh it was little one’s bday on Monday 🙂
shilpadesh said:
I read another book by Jodi Picoult which was the height of much and muck, and I ended up hating it. I will try reading this one though.
monikamanchanda said:
try this one and see.. this is the first book I have read of her
Pal said:
I’m going to get a copy of this too! But Mon, you let out secrets too many, in your review 😦
monikamanchanda said:
😦 u know pal I was adding a alert spoiler ahead in the post but then I thought its such an old book everyone would have read it
and no I dont do it in all reviews… eat pray love hardly said anything 😛
Neha said:
I so love book reviews! Maybe as much as books 😀
sumanam said:
I love Jodi Picoult. Nice review.
sumanam said:
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monikamanchanda said:
yes sure i will sumanam
monikamanchanda said:
thanks this was the first i read and i think i will surely read more she is good with emotions
Neha Kapoor said:
I love book reviews 🙂 Maybe as much as books 😀
monikamanchanda said:
LOL thats nice I hope u liked this one
Silvara said:
I read this book a few years back and was blown away by it – esp the ending. I didn’t expect that. Since then I was a bit hooked on Jodi Picoult’s books and have read all of them lol (yes even her earlier ones).
She even came to melbourne for a book launch and i met her 😀
Some people love her and some not so much….to be honest, this is prob her best book but her others are just as gripping if not complex.
monikamanchanda said:
oh yes the end was a total surprise, this is the first book I have read by Judi and I am impressed so might pick up more… have heard the latest one is super
wow u have met her, must be a great feeling isnt it?
Pixie said:
Will pick this one up as well!
So many books to read and so little time!! 😉
I’ve read another book by her and for the life of me, can’t remember the name!! 😐
monikamanchanda said:
ha ha I agree time is always less for books but I have been doing a lot of reading oflate and I am really happy with that
rekha said:
Hi Monika, Very good review, it makes me want to read the book. take care, Rekha.
monikamanchanda said:
thanks rekha I hope u like it too
Munchkin's Mom said:
What a co-incidence! I saw the movie recenly was moved enough to do a post on it. Soon…
monikamanchanda said:
so u do recommend the movie haan?
Aarti said:
read this book couple of months back.. quite enjoyed it..esp the opening scene =meet the lawyer!! looking fwd to the movie, wondering how good it will be…
dividedyx said:
Hey very nice blog!!
dinu said:
I was looking for book suggestions .. will consider this one when I visit Landmark next time !
UmaS said:
Now, that I’ve read it….I need to write abt it.