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Thirteen year old Anna was born as a solution to her sister’s illness. Throughout her life, Anna gone through multiple surgeries and transfusions so she can help save her sister’s. When sister Kate needs a kidney as a last ditch effort to save her life, Anna finally puts her foot down and decides to take control of her life by filing for medical emancipation from her parents. Throughout the messy and confusing court process, Anna may finally gain control of her own destiny, but at what cost to h
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It's definitely a book that you don't want to put down. It's fast paced and you get to hear each of the main characters' perspectives. The issues that Picoult raises from creating "designer babies" to choice over one's body to allowing someone the right to die are extremely relevant topics, but she doesn’t take once stance on any of these issues, but through her characters get you to ponder things for yourself. I was constantly thinking, “What would I do if I were Anna or Kate or Brian?”
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Many people have commented on the ending of this book. I have to be another one.
WARNING: I accidently read a spoiler before I finished this book. It really irritated me! There might be spoilers, or pseudo-spoilers in this review!!!
This book started very well. I think that Anna, the seeming main character, is smarter than your average 13 y/o, as well as more mature. The situation that is set up is very complicated and there are many people to blame for the problems here. After crafting a complic ...more
WARNING: I accidently read a spoiler before I finished this book. It really irritated me! There might be spoilers, or pseudo-spoilers in this review!!!
This book started very well. I think that Anna, the seeming main character, is smarter than your average 13 y/o, as well as more mature. The situation that is set up is very complicated and there are many people to blame for the problems here. After crafting a complic ...more
Oh, if only she'd left well enough alone. Jodi Picoult, in my opinion, wrecked this book with the last chapter. And to avoid spoiling it with why I think it ruins the book, I'll add only that I still want to throw things when I think about the ending.
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ending = COP OUT!!!!!!!!
left a bad taste in my mouth, that ending
left a bad taste in my mouth, that ending
Trashy, but I was crying and crying and loved it!
