Favorite Book

My favorite book is "My Sisters Keeper,” written by a young novelist by the name of Jodi Picoult. My mom and sister had read this 4 or 5 years back and said “you need to read this, it’s really good.” I’m not the kind of person who does what other people do, for the reason that I just like being credited for my own discoveries. Even though I wasn’t interested in it, my mom gave it to me anyway. It sat on a shelf for a year or so, around the time the movie was coming out, when I suddenly voted on reading it. I read three chapters of it and put it away and said “no way. I’m not reading this. It’s so disturbing.” It took me three years to read it as I just finished it this summer.

This book captures the essence of family. Which I personally think is the main element in making this book my favorite. It tells the story of a young girl by the name of Anna. Who was genetically conceived to save her sister, Kate, who has suffered from Leukemia since she was a little girl. When Kate is told that she has kidney failure and needs a donor, Kate and Anna’s parents automatically turn to Anna. Anna has been forced to endure painful medical procedures and she claims she’s is sick of it. Anna is not willing to give up her kidney and files a law-suit against her parents to get emancipated because they do not give her the rights to her own body. This story is about the struggle the family faces and the fears they overcome that in the end make them stronger. I believe this novel has made me appreciate my family because it acknowledges the bond that families tie and reminds me that no matter what, my family will always be there. The family struggles that are presented in this book display the way that families work together to overcome problems and issues. If you haven’t read the book, I would advise reading it. No, the movie does not count, they differences are very coherent.