The only reason why I picked up this book was because I had to sell them. I'm not a big fan of authors that just push out books a couple of times a year. Most of them are all the same or not very good, but this was my first Jodi Picoult book so I gave it a try.
The mother had a baby with OI (which is the brittle bone disease). They are very tight with their money, but never seem to have enough when it comes to taking care of her youngest daughter. One Disney trip, the little girl fell and broke her leg and the parents were sent to jail because they forgot the doctor's note on how the girl has OI. They go to a lawyer to sue the police, but the police were just doing their job and they had no case. The lawyer reads into the family deeper and lets them know that they technically could sue the OBGYN for "wrongful birth" because they did not find out early on that her daughter had the disease. Basically it meant that if they would have found out sooner then they would have had an abortion. Oh, not to mention that the OBGYN is the mother's best friend.
The book as an entirety was good. But as for me, the ending can really make it or break it. The ending was out of nowhere and if Jodi really wanted that to happen in the book, I think, in my opinion, that it should have happened in the middle of the book instead of letting it happen at the end and make it come out of left field. 3 stars
I read My Sister's Keeper when I was sick a couple years ago. This type of book is like the junk food of literature. You devour them quickly and they don't leave you very satisfied!
ReplyDeleteMy Sister's Keeper would be a good vacation read, but not something to challenge your brain and keep it healthy.