#review; My Sister's Keeper.

hello again!

today, I'm trying to write a review about a book which never been failed to make me cry every single time I read it. no matter how many times I've read it, it has been successfully touched my heart and soul. the book is from one of my favorite novelist, Jodi Picoult, the one who made words so unbelieveably amazing. the very first book I read was "My Sister's Keeper". I read it when I was in my first year of senior high school, borrowed from the best friend of mine, and I couldn't resist my tears to fall down. but now, since I've bought and had this book for myself, I'll try to review it.

this book tells a story about a young girl named Anna Fitzgerald, who was brought in to the world  for a specific reason, she is a genetic match for her older sister Kate who is suffering with Acute Promyelocytic Leukimia (APL). when Kate turns fifteen, she goes in to renal failure, and Anna (who is thirteen) knows she will be forced by her parents in to donating one of her kidneys to Kate. Anna soon comes to realize that she will not be able to live the life she wants because the surgery will have a serious impact to her health. she proceeds to sue her parents to the rights of her own body. on the other side, Sara Fitzgerald, Anna's mother, known as a potential lawyer, trying to defend herself and her family in the court. Sara has been retired from being a lawyer because she's been too busy to handle Kate's illness.

on the other side, Anna's older brother, Jesse who has spent most of his life being ignored in favor of Kate illness, spend most of his time setting fire to abandoned buildings with homemade explosives and using illegal drugs. he is a self-confessed juvenile delinquent, which leads to their father, Brian, eventually confronting Jesse for his behavior.

the family conflict in this book was wrapped in such a beautiful and mesmerizing words. through all Jodi Picoult's book I've been read so far, this book is the most touching and comforting.  if you do the wrong way from the view of morality to make one of your child stay alive, is that making you as a "bad" mother? it's your choice.

the story tells you that if you want to be a "good" mother, you have to choose. not because one is right and the other is wrong, but because love or affection doesn't need sides. you love who you choose to love. you have to love equally, as a mother, you can't be so selfish with your own choice. you should be able to hold the responsibilities of having another children beside the one who needs most attention.

I love how wiseful Kate facing the death of hers, and how she spent the rest of her days being happy and alive. and how she brought her mother's thought to love her younger brother and sister more than herself. she was always ready to say goodbye to this world, without any regrets. because she's been receiving so much love from the people around her and it was enough.

I'm falling in love with the way Jodi Picoult chooses the words and places it in the right timing. and how she tells the story with so many point of views from the characters in her book. it makes us thinking about solving the problems with the two-sides of thoughts. there will be always another thoughts beside yours, and sometimes your thoughts isn't always the best ones.

this is one of the most amazing book I've ever read. and I found out that I've never getting bored reading this book for million times already. if you're curious about the story, but you aren't a book-worm like me or too lazy to read such a thick book, you can watch the movie. not as detail as the book, but you have to trust me, it's worth to watch (or read, in my case)!

I could say this book is such a masterpiece, that makes me willing to read another book from the author. and I'm on may way doing it.

happy reading!

(and watching!)