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I couldn't put it down! From cover to cover, you ride along with all of the main characters, how they see the whole situation from their point of view. You feel for this family that is torn between their two daughters. ( ) Here's what I wrote about this read in 2008: "It was nearly impossible to put this down once the reading began. Explores the life of a girl conceived to provide needed donor match to her sister, and the associated moral, ethical, and legal dilemmas. Interesting introduction to dogs who help epileptics; never previously knew about this!" My Sister's Keeper tells the emotional story of the Fitzgerald family, whose eldest daughter, Kate has been battling leukemia since she was two; their youngest daughter, Anna - who is Kate's perfect genetic match and was born specifically for the purpose of being a medical donor and keeping Kate alive and their only son, Jesse who has been very little more than an afterthought since the diagnosis. When Anna is scheduled to donate a kidney, one more donation in an endless parade, she decides enough is enough. And proceeds to sue her parents for medical autonomy of her own body. Begging the question, who knows best? Who can decide best? And where should the lines be drawn? This was intense. I don't even really know where to start because this book tackles the controversial issue of how far you'll go to save someone you love - even if it's at the expense of another loved one. Is it fair to ask Anna to dedicate her entire life to being the backup plan for Kate? No. Do I understand why her mum did it? Yes. But I don't think I could make the same choices. And as much as I was determined to know what happens - I don't know that I could say this book is good. It's long. Too long. 400 pages that could have been condensed because I don't know that half the words added anything to the story. I was interested to know what happens but I didn't particularly like any of the characters and I wasn't emotionally invested in them. And the ending It was an interesting topic but overall fell flat in execution. 2 stars. A very good bioethical study. Autonomy vs. beneficence. Tensions between moral, legal, and ethical behaviors. Great book, but hated the ending with a passion.
This all feels like some awkward combination of a sci-fi novel and a movie on the Lifetime Channel. Om utgivelsen : Anna er ikke syk, men hun kunne like gjerne vært det. I løpet av sitt trettenÃ¥rige liv har hun gjennomgÃ¥tt utallige operasjoner. Hun har nemlig blitt satt til verden for at hennes beinmarg skal redde den eldre søsteren, Kate, fra leukemien hun lider av. Men nÃ¥ har Anna for første gang begynt Ã¥ stille spørsmÃ¥l ved hvem hun egentlig er, og hvem hun ønsker Ã¥ være. Er hun noe mer enn sin søsters livredder? For Anna tvinger det seg fram en umulig avgjørelse. En avgjørelse som skal splitte familien og som kanskje fÃ¥r fatale følger for Kate. Min søsters vokter er en sterk og gripende bok om en familie som befinner seg i en uløselig situasjon. Jodi Picoult er en mester i Ã¥ skrive innsiktsfullt og engasjerende om viktige moralske spørsmÃ¥l, og holder leseren fanget helt til siste side er lest. Is contained inHas the adaptationHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsWhitcoulls Top 100 Books (2 – 2008) Whitcoulls Top 100 Books (4 – 2010) Notable Lists
Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate -- a life and a role that she has never challenged ... until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister -- and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity. No library descriptions found. |
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