My Sister's Keeper
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do you think its fair for Anna to die, or did Kate had to die?
Hannah wrote: "I read this book every year, the first time I read it I was so mad that Anna died. After reading it again I realized it was the only way to end the story and I thought even more so after watching t..."I agree with you. The first time I read it I was so mad Anna died. After rereading the book I know that Anna had to die. Then when I watched the movie I was mad that Kate died instead .
I think it was too ironic for my taste. I agree with the other commenter that said it would have been more impressive if the author had them both live. I guess in reality Kate would have died unless there was a miracle even though that sounds horrid, but it wasn't reality, it was a story.(Edited for type-o)
Nothing fair in this world.
I think its a great plot twist. It makes the story seem real. I really want to watch the movie.
what i don't understand is kate almost die. i mean her cancer is already in highest level, and she just recover like that??? i believe in miracle but i don't believe in that kind of extreme miracle.
people keep saying that the ending was unfair with anna dying, but that crap happens in life all the time! a kid in my school was just recently killed by a drunk driver, and that wasn't fair...but i think what makes this book so great is the fact that it is realistic. it shows how cancer or any disease can tear a family apart. also, the ending makes this boook great because its unpredictable...most people would think that if anyone died, it would be the girl with cancer.One of the best books i have read in a long time
I liked the ending, I think it was unpredictable and that is how life is sometimes. I think if no one would have died it would of been nice --- too nice. I felt for Anna, she was so brave to fight for medical emancipation. The family got some relief when Anna died but they still had to live with the pain forever. Kate was healthy. No one really won but then again everyone did. I think the story was written very well, the use of language and the characters were very well developed. Overall, I feel like this could easily happen to any one. I have family members living with cancer right now. Nothing in life is perfect and sometimes things turn out completely different then you expect it.
I think the whole point Picoult was trying to make was that sometimes you can have a person or situation which you don't appreciate and or ignore. When we start turning our attention and time towards this person it can be too late. So I think that the question is not wether it was fair for Anna to die or not. Anna dying made me respect the book and its message heaps. though no in reality it wasn't fair for any of them to die.
Shannon wrote: "It had a good ending but it made me use up lots of tissues!!!!! I think what makes the ending sadder is that Anna and Kate's mum favoured Kate. It was like Anna was just Kate's lifeline or something."Next time read a happy ending of a book that what i did and it did seem like that like eg. Breaking dawn the last chapter the happily ever after
I cried when Taylor Ambrose died, because it didn't seem like Kate had anymore room for sadness, and I cried when Anna died, and they gave Kate her kidney. Then, the epilogue...I don't think Anna should've died.
I was absolutely mortified when Anna died, i couldn't stop crying. At the time, I thought fine, a horrific twist in the story. But then i read another jodi Picoult, and the same thing happened - an unnecessary death! i am glad I read this one first as it was an excellent book with a very sad, but gripping twist. If the other way round I wouldn't have been so.
I loved the ending. What I got from it is the message that all life is precious. The mother focused mostly on the sick daughter to the point of pushing the healthy one on the side. She took Anna for granted. The thing I loved the most about this book was the ending. I hated that the movie changed it.
At the end of the book Anna gets what she wants but i don't think that anyone diserved to die at all. i cried at the end because like stuff like that can really happen and it's just so sad you know?
I think that its really sad that Anna dies and Kate gets her... liver? I dont remember, it was a long time ago that I read this book. Anyway, my point is, that it's sad because the organ... liver... thing?... will only preserve Kate's life, in the end she will die anyway.
yea i know right? And like all Anna wanted was the right to her body.
my only concerns with this ending were that it brings up the question about this because even though Anna was genetically created to help Kate, there was no sure fire way a tragic accident could be prevented. No matter what your genetic make up, you can still have fatal accidents (as happened) also, Kate did not want to live- her parents wanted her to (which if my child has a terminal illness I do believe it would be hard to cope with losing a child) but, Kate told Anna she wanted to die. As far as the movie, they twisted the ending and the book was better. The ending of the movie is more of what bothered me.
but, if Kate had died it would have been predictable, if neither had died it would also have been predictable. I prefer books that don't follow the traditional "happy ever after, perfect world" after medical crises- because I have a family history of many and multiple medical conditions and not everyone has the "hollywood/disney-esque" endings.This ending was realistic. It had the family rethink thier values/ethics. I liked the way it targeted the choice conflicts.
Dani wrote: "but, if Kate had died it would have been predictable, if neither had died it would also have been predictable. I prefer books that don't follow the traditional "happy ever after, perfect world" aft..."That is a great way to look at it. And i think that is one of the major things that makes this book so good, because it was unpredictable. you know?
I think the end can't be any more awesome! We all expected Kate to die! and if someone told me that Anna will be the victim I'd think it's because she accepted the kidney transplantation and had some complication in the surgery led to her death. I have never thought of this Astonishing End! yeah maybe the writer depended on the coincidences to end the story, I thought for a moment why she did so? it's like she wanted to end the story quickly with any Ending and I saw that the last 10 pages changed the whole story! it's like everything had happened in the whoole story happened pointlessly! but even if she did so, that was so clever from her! without the ending i'd give the story 2 stars!5 stars ending :)
i think picoult was confused of that question too, she didn't know how to end this story in a right way or better to say in a fair way so that's why she killed anna by a car accident.. but what i think is anna should live cuz her parents control both of them and anna the one who get out of this control by her own well and her own choice
I like the ending in the movie better. Kate was so sick when they went to court, I don't think in reality 10 kidneys would have saved her.
You do realize that by having Anna die at the end Kate receives her kidney. I thought the movie was HORRIBLE and I understand so did Jodi.
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Slim wrote: "i think picoult was confused of that question too, she didn't know how to end this story in a right way or better to say in a fair way so that's why she killed anna by a car accident.. but what i t..."Actually that is not true, she always that was the only way to end the book. Below is a link to an interview with the author. Scroll to almost the bottom were she talks about the ending and how her own son would not look or talk to her.
http://www.jodipicoult.com/my-sisters...
donna thank u for the link u gave, and i think maybe u right but what Jodi said about the ending support my view point i think, cuz she said: "because this isn't an easy book, and you know from the first page, that there are no easy answers" and "but finally, I came to see that if I wanted to be true to the story, this was the right conclusion" i think she couldn't find any other way to end the story, so she created something unexpected like a car accident
The ending was so sad...someone had to die and Jodi completely twisted around the ending.... I still love the book
I really didn't want either to die because I fell in love with both the characters. Jodi Picoult really grabs you at the end because she tries to make her endings so unpredictable. In this case we probably all thought that kate's death was inevitable when in the end Anna was the one that faced the fall.
I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was acutally mad at this book. Anna finally gets a chance at normal life, and she dies. And i bet the parents didnt even bother morning because they had Kate. I cried at the end, where it talked about kate went on living but anna didnt.
Sarah .. That is way too predicable ending to the story. If you know anything about how Jodi Picoult writes you would know that is not her style at all.
I perfered the ending in the film!
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The film was an abomination .. Even Jodi Picoult washed her hands of that film
Could someone please change the title of this discussion?! I was simply browsing reviews of the book and my eyes fell briefly on this discussion topic, which is a complete spoiler. It ruined the surprise ending for me.
Martha wrote: "Could someone please change the title of this discussion?! I was simply browsing reviews of the book and my eyes fell briefly on this discussion topic, which is a complete spoiler. It ruined the ..."I think maybe you'd have to send a message to the OP...
Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was acutally mad at this book. Anna finally gets a chance at normal life, and she dies. An..."I never thought that the parents just didn't mourn anna- just b/c they were so wrapped up in keeping kate alive doesn't mean that they were unfeeling monsters.
Sorry Martha but I think the title of this discussion should be enough To warn you that a discussion on how th book ended. I knew exactly why this discussion started.
It was a fantastic ending. So emotional and unexpected. I absolutely DESPISE the fact that they changed it for the movie!! WHy oh why oh why!!!http://divaliciouzbookreviews.blogspo...
Amanda wrote: "It was a fantastic ending. So emotional and unexpected. I absolutely DESPISE the fact that they changed it for the movie!! WHy oh why oh why!!!I said the same thing and cameron diaz was one of the worst actresses for the part.
Donna wrote: "Sarah .. That is way too predicable ending to the story. If you know anything about how Jodi Picoult writes you would know that is not her style at all."This is the only book i have read by her.
Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was acutally mad at this book. Anna finally gets a chance at normal life, an..."I didnt enjoy the mother, i liked the father though. I personally would think the mother wouldnt morn but the father would, the mother maybe, but after what happend i dont think she would be missed much
Donna wrote: "Sorry Martha but I think the title of this discussion should be enough To warn you that a discussion on how th book ended. I knew exactly why this discussion started."I think that's what she was trying to say, the title of this discussion gave away the ending.
Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was acutally mad at this book. Anna finally gets a chance at n..."yeah, I liked the dad a lot more than the mom...picoult seems to do that often- have unlikable moms and more sympathetic dads...
Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was acutally mad at this book. Anna finally gets..."I have two other books of hers but i havent read them yet. This is the only book i have read by her. I really didnt like how the mom and anna would argue then like be all snuggly and then argue again. I was confused.
Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was acutally mad at this book. Ann..."which other two do you have?
Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was acutally mad at ...""Handle with care" and "nineteen minuetes" i got them at a half price store.
The ending was masterfully Picoult!!! I usually read foreshadowing really well, but this caught me by surprise. What I DIDN'T like was the alternate ending of the LIFETIME Movie, where they had Kate die and Anna live. I always love a book better than the movie and that certainly applied here.
Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was ac..."I haven't read handle with care, but nineteen minutes is probably my favorite of hers!
Donna wrote: "Amanda wrote: "It was a fantastic ending. So emotional and unexpected. I absolutely DESPISE the fact that they changed it for the movie!! WHy oh why oh why!!!I said the same thing and cameron di..."
Ya I think I'd agree with that. Although I didn't particularly like the mother in the book and I tend to dislike Cameron as well so it kinda worked out well in a way!
http://divaliciouzbookreviews.blogspo...
Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was ac..."I like 19 Minutes but Handle with Care was not a favorite
Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Kirby wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I think that kate should have died since she had the medical condition and it was fates draw. At the end i was acutally mad at this book. Anna finally gets..."I disliked the Mother as well EXCEPT when I read the chapters that were writting in the Mother's voice. My heart weeped for her ... As a Mother how do you decide who should be saved,
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Nora aka Diva wrote: "Donna wrote: "Sorry Martha but I think the title of this discussion should be enough To warn you that a discussion on how th book ended. I knew exactly why this discussion started."I think that'..."
I disagree with that whole "spoiler" concept - you click on a discussion at your own risk. If I am in a middle of a book and see a dicussion about it I would never look at it.
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The author brought us to the edge of a decision, fictionalized or not....and then chickedened out of being true to the story and writing an ending that actually meant something to/for Anna and her family.
While I loved Anna's voice in this book...I was so disgusted by the ending that I do not want to read any of Jodi Picoult's other books.