My Sister's Keeper

I finished this book today, the ending was a complete shock to me!
(if you don't want the ending spoiled don't read this...)

I was really happy for Anna that she won her case. I think that Campbell was a really good attorney and represented her well. He brought up some very good points as to why Anna's donations were unjust. The one that stood out to me the most was when he pointed out to Anna's mom about the burning building. He compared Anna's case to that, stating if a house was on fire and one of your children was in it and your other child was the only one that knew the path to take to find her would you sacrifice her and send her in the building? He reasoned that the risks were high you could lose both of them, you could save both of them, or one could be injured/dead while the other survives. He pointed out that risking Anna could take its toll one day and that the luck of them both surviving everytime would eventually wear thin.

I was really shocked to hear that Kate wanted to die in the first place. I understand the pain she is in with all the treatments, chemo, and transfusions but she held on for 16 years and why waste 16 years of struggle. I was shocked to find out that the reason Anna filed medical emancipation was for her sister and not just her own attention wanting, selfish ways. I thought this myself and was pleased to find out Anna wasn't being self-centered but doing it so her sister wouldn't have to go through all the suffering.

All though these terms of events were shocking nothing could compare to the shock I received at the ending.
The entire book I though Kate was going to die because Anna's lawsuit would pass for the medical emancipation. But when I read that Anna had died during a car accident, I was simply baffled. I took note at this ingenious writing skill. Turning the table of the plot when the reader expects it the least. Anyway, the epilogue was really nice. It showed how Kate survived when the transferred Anna liver to Kate since Anna didn't need it since she was dead, and she was living a happy life.

It would have been a different world if Anna never filed a lawsuit and just donating her liver to Kate. They probably would have both survived and live happily ever after. I respect the author for mixing it up and not giving the story a cheesy, predictable 'happily ever after' ending that everyone expects.

Even though I wish Anna did survive, the storyline and suspense of this book kept me on my toes. I would recommend it to anyone!