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My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

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Book name and author
My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult

Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
"It tells the story of 13-year-old Anna, who litigates her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her sister Kate, who is dying from leukemia." From Wikipedia

Why I chose this book
My sister recommended it

My personal opinion (the review)
Full of teenage angst and "no one understands me" drama, but also an incredibly compelling story. No one is shallow, no one is easy to hate, everyone's normal- and messed up. It's a great book, until the end. The end was such a disappointment that I almost don't recommend it. Tell you what, stop right after the court case closes and it'll be a great book. Keep reading if you need a good, cleansing cry.

Warnings (language, violence, "adult" situations, death, etc.)
Language: scattered, some of it strong, but it's rare enough that it doesn't stick out in my mind
Violence: none
Adult situations: two of the main characters have a sexual past that they reflect on; some sexual situations, but they quickly "fade to the next morning"
Death: cannot respond, might (or might not) involve a spoiler (see the synopsis)

Movie rating equivalent
PG-16 (not "R" material, but I wouldn't let a 13-year old read it)

Protagonist description
Anna is healthy, Kate is very sick. Anna is supposed to be the younger sibling, but is forced into being more like the older one.

Point of view of story
Flips between the 2 girls, their parents, the lawyer, and the guardian ad litem. Tough to keep straight who's narrating- I had to check constantly.

Book length
Long. There were so many flashbacks and side stories and so much backstory, that it could easily have been 500 pages. It wasn't, but it could have.

Story flow
No part of it dragged, but the story line was often quiet and calm

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
Campbell had me chuckling constantly. I'd read a prequel about him, if there were one.

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