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My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper

Contemporary LiteratureLiterary Fiction
Pages
432
Published
2004
Language
English

Synopsis

Anna was conceived to save her sister, Kate, who is battling leukemia. For thirteen years, Anna has donated bone marrow and undergone countless procedures without question. But as she enters her teenage years, Anna begins to question her own identity and purpose, leading to a decision that could shatter her family and endanger the sister she loves.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

EmotionalThought-ProvokingSadReflective
SacrificeMorally GreyMultiple POVs

Genres

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction Drama

About the author

J
Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult (born May 19, 1966, in Nesconset, New York) is an American novelist known for fiction that explores controversial social and ethical issues, including My Sister's Keeper, Nineteen Minutes, Small Great Things, and the more recent Mad Honey and By Any Other Name. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English and holds a master's degree in education from Harvard University. She lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with her husband and their three children.

Characters

Anna FitzgeraldProtagonist
Kate FitzgeraldSupporting
Brian FitzgeraldSupporting

Anna and Kate's father, a volunteer fire chief; one of the novel's alternating first-person narrators.

Jesse FitzgeraldSupporting

Anna and Kate's older brother, a delinquent teenager who feels overlooked by his parents; one of the alternating first-person narrators.

Campbell AlexanderSupporting

The lawyer Anna hires to sue her parents for medical emancipation; one of the alternating first-person narrators.

All characters in My Sister's Keeper

Frequently asked questions

  • How is the story structured in terms of perspective?

    The narrative is told through multiple first-person perspectives, with each character's chapters presented in a distinct font to emphasize their unique voice and internal experience.

  • How does the film adaptation compare to the novel?

    The 2009 film adaptation significantly alters the plot, most notably by changing the ending and omitting specific character subplots found in the original text.

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