My Sister's Keeper

In the book My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult, Anna Fitzgerald was genetically made to save her sister's life. Anna's sister, Kate, has acute promyelocytic leukemia, or APL. When she was first diagnosed, her prognoses wasn't good; a 50% chance of living the first two years. Anna came into the picture when Kate's doctors said that the only chance was a bone marrow transplant that had a higher chance of killing her instead of helping her. Anna was genetically made, meaning she was made with the same genes as Kate. Whenever Kate needed something, Anna would supply her with it. However, when Anna turns 13, she no longer wants to be a donor for her sister. Kate, needs a kidney, but Anna doesn't want to give her something that she may need in the future. She also doesn't want to give a kidney because of the side effects and the activities she would have to give up. So, Anna files a lawsuit trying to get medical emancipation from her parents.

While I was reading the book, I wondered what the social impact of genetic engineering would be. When I finished the book, I looked up an article about the social impact. The article stated that there are many problems with genetic engineering in kids. They said that it was against nature's laws.  The problem with genetic engineering is that creating a child for your needs, is not the best way for your child to live. In the novel, Anna was created to help save her sister's life and she doesn't want to do it anymore, for the reasons above. (Attached is the article)

If I were a critic and I was reviewing and rating the book, I would rate in five stars. I would choose five stars because of the content and the way the book was written. The book, uses chapters that switch from person to person. By switching from person to person, it makes the book more interesting and it keeps the reader hooked. The content of the book is interesting because no one would expected a 13-year old girl to go to a "big-time" lawyer to sue her parents. The book had multiple setting changes and it had great dialogue between the characters. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in just a good read, and to anyone who wants to think hard and be crushed that there prediction was wrong.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/social-impact-of-genetic-engineering.html