Discussing the Novel

I agree with Publisher’s Weekly that My Sister’s Keeper is a “spell binding suspense novel” because I never want to put the book down.  I like how you get each day from a different perspective because then you can really feel how Kate’s illness has changed the family.  For example, from reading Jesse’s chapter, you find out that he is basically on a suicide mission because he speeds on the highway and ignites massive fires.  Jesse says, “To my dismay though, I get all the way to the exit without a scratch.”  At this point in the story, I want to know Sara’s current opinion on the lawsuit.  So far, I really enjoy this book.

I think Sara is very bitter because she needs to tend to Kate’s illness.  I do not think that she chose to leave her two other children behind because it is easy to focus your energy on the daughter you constantly have to rush to the hospital.  I think she tries to find time for herself, but it can be hard.  She focuses on herself by buying dresses and then returning them.  I think she is happy her children are healthy so they can help her.  That’s what the book is about anyway.  For example, she uses Anna for donating organs and Jesse for driving them there.  All in all, I am both criticizing and empathizing because she has been handed probably one of the hardest things to deal with as a mother.