As a book club, this was our first dabble in Jodi Picoult's world. We were not dissapointed. My Sister's Keeper beyond the average story and Jodi leads us into a world that is so realistic, you feel you could know these people. This could be your town.

In My Sister's Keeper you will find Anna who after many years of going to the hospital to give white blood cells to her sister to keep her alive, and now looks like it will be a kidney - has said enough. Anna at 12 years old,finds herself a lawyer and decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body.

Amazingly real I thik we felt emotions all over the board. Jodi Picoult has become a book club staple after this read.

We read this as a book club and while I enjoyed the reality of the issue in the book, most of the club found it disturbing.

We Need To Talk About Kevin is a story that reflects a lot of the pieces of the Columbine School, except it is not Columbine... and it is fiction. However, this strong book made for a dark, disturbing read that left the club with a feeling that it was a bit too real.

That was exactly what I liked about it.

This book was an average read. OUr group found it to drag with all the photography terms... flash backs, flash forwards....
The story line was good and it did give you a sense of wanting to finish if for no other reason than to know what happened to Emma.
I think the best part of this whole experience was the review. We had great conversations about missing children in the real world and how the parents have reacted - to thsoe whose children were found (Elizabeth Smart) to those who never had closure (Jacob Wetterling). We also discussed how people grieve in diffrent ways.