My sister's keeper

I have just finished reading this book, My sister's keeper, brilliantly written by Jodi Picoult. The story is told by alternate perspectives and characters which is truly engaging, moving and definitely gripping. This is my first book by Jodi Picoult and it's a book that you can hardly put down and move you to tears. Just love it!! A movie is just released that casts Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Rick Crawford, Jason Patric. When I first read the book, I wondered who was Cameron Diaz acting as? As it's so family oriented with full of drama and I had always associated Cameron acting in funny roles. Well, Cameron's the mother in this story, which is very motherly and yes, this role is something new for her and I am pretty curious to find out how its like watching Cameron acting in a motherly role.

The movie is officially out on 26th June 09 but it's only being released in Australia on 30th July. Can't wait to watch the movie, however I have read that the ending had been altered... :( To know the real ending.. pleaseeee go get the book.. Seriously, it's so worth it to read. It's a beautiful, heart breaking, touching, emotional and honest book.

A short Synopsis:

Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never questioned… until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable… a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life… even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less?

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