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Mar 16, 2009 Marlawanda Briley rated it liked it

I started out reading this book and once I got the gist of what it was about, I thought I would feel for both sides of the argument but I never did. Ms. Picoult never made a strong argument for the Mother's reasoning. Maybe she didn't believe, at the end of the day, the mother was doing what was best.
I learned a great deal about what it means to have a child with OI and my heart goes out to any parent who must deal with those challenges but, I doubt, you will find many who would wish their child ...more

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Apr 28, 2009 Alicia rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2010-reads

Cover: The Handle with Care cover is sweet. It's different from the types of covers my other Jodi Picoult books have had. It makes more sense once you've read some of the book.

Characters: Picoult always does a great job developing her characters. Willow was my favorite. She was such a unique character, and there actually wasn't much written from her point of view. Despite this, her feelings and thoughts were still expressed clearly. Picoult did this through the interactions Willow had with the o ...more

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Jan 17, 2010 Rebecca rated it liked it

Shelves: january-2010

Not Jodi Picoult's best work. Usually her books have great and engaging characters but this time around the only character that really seemed to hit the mark was Amelia. The ending-which I was guess was supposed to be a dramatic plot twist was pretty predictable and rather rushed. It was worth a read but I don't think I'll ever re-read this one. ...more

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