My Sisters Keeper

Hello Ladies! Better get this posted while I still can!!!!!

Well, can I just say that I had to check out the Large Print edition of this book from the second library that I visited because the other 5 editions were already checked out! lol. I have to admit, it wasn't necessarily unpleasant to have slightly larger print, but it cracked me up.

ANYWAY, that little tidbit aside, I have to say this is such an unfair book for a 9 month pregnant woman to read! lol. True confession: The suspense was so crazy for me that I read the ending of the book fairly early on and then re-read it again after I'd finished the book and BOTH times, sobbed sobbed sobbed. Ugh. As Oprah said, I'm sure I was in the "ugly" cry. Ohhhhhhh, the hormones on top of the subject matter!!!!

I thought it was a remarkably easy read, and initially I was way into the different perspectives of the characters via each new chapter. I must admit, that by about 2/3rds of the way through, I was done with all the jumping perspectives and just wanted to find out what was going on. Did find it terribly intereting about the seizures of Anna's lawyer and the necessity of Judge. Fascinating. After his big reveal, I actually remember seeing something on the news about a dog and its owner and how he kept an eye on her because she was epileptic.

Interestingly, I read some reviews on Amazon, after finishing the book, and found out that many people were incensed about the ending. I thought it was definitely a twist, but an irony that had a bit of justice...the parents still mourned a daughter, just a different one. Some of the other character's endings were a little too...happy pat, meaning it seemed that everything got tied up a little too neatly, but still, I enjoyed the book and it was a great diversion!!!!! :)

I'm going to try to get To Kill a Mockingbird in this month, but my baby is due anytime and we'll have to see how accomodating she is going to be to letting mom have some time to read (and sleep and bathe and etc etc.).

OH!!! Happy Fourth of July, everyone!!!!! May all your fireworks be safe but lovely.

:) Laurenda