Editorial Review:

"A major decision about me is being made, and no one's bothered to ask the one person who most deserves it to speak her opinion." The only reason Anna was born was to donate her cord blood cells to her older sister. And though Anna is not sick, she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since she was a child. Anna was born for this purpose, her parents tell her, which is why they love her even more. But now that she has reached an age of physical awareness, she can't help but long for control over her own body and respite from the constant flow of her own blood seeping into her sister's veins. And so she makes a decision that for most would be too difficult to bear, at any time and at any age. She decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Grab a box of tissues before you read!:

This is one of those books that pulls you in from the beginning. I read this book in 2 days, I just couldn't put it down. It is very sad at the end and tissues are highly recommended.

I got what I ordered:

The book came quickly and in good repair.
I don't think I love Jodi Picoult's style of writing. The books are entertaining enough but they seem to have about three hundred paged in the middle that drag on in repetitive information that doesn't really effect the plot and climax of the story. I don't think I'll be reading any more of her books until I have read all the other hundreds of books on my list.

Stay away from this book:

I only gave this book one star because I don't have the option to give no star. I have never written any review in my life but I felt obliged to write this review so that no one else would waste 10 dollars and a few hours on this book. This book is bad from the beginning to the end. The writer does not have the skill to carry such a complicated and heavy topic. Everything and everyone was poorly written, superficial and unpredictably predictable (unpredictable because one would never expect such cheesy... more info

No Fairy-Tale Ending:

Ah, so many people criticize the ending of this book, but in truth, that is what makes it a fabulous read and a real stunner. Having lived over 60 years and having spent over 32 years in the court system, I can tell you the issues were finely drawn and an intriguing look into today's ethical and social ethos. There are a handful of cases I've seen that had surprise and tragic endings in REAL life, and this was certainly a valid and believable way to end this novel, notwithstanding people who like to believe... more info

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