My Sisters Keeper by Julie Picoult

When you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Wow, what a topic. A huge moral question for every parent. If one kid is suffering, should all the focus and love be showered on the suffering individual? How can any parent ever keep parity in affections to the other kids when facing one who suffers from terminally ill cancer? The issues and effects on the other kids are beautifully highlighted in this well crafted novel which reads like a thriller. A page turned till it gets to the middle bit where the story drags around the lawyer and his girlfriend. I didn't quite understand how they fit into this moral drama. Then the climax when portrayed is too bloody complex. One accusation is followed by another one which don't seem to exactly marry together. The ultimate end is very very surprising, but impossible to believe in my opinion. I think overall the topic picked is smashing but the handling of this very complex issue is not really presented well, with the author hiding behind familial love