Reread the prologue to My Sister's Keeper. Who is speaking? Is that who you thought was speaking the first time you read it?
cake i'm a bit baffled by this tbh, initially it's meant to be anna and then i guess kate but it seems odd.
My Sister's Keeper is told from many different viewpoints. Why do you think Jodi Picoult wrote it this way? How did hearing from each character change your opinions of them and of the situation?
Cake: It was 'good' to read the different viewpoints as it made me rethink my opinions a few times although i also think it's a slightly lazy way for a writer to achieve this. i think there could be a subtler way of revealing the different characters' motivations than to keep switching viewpoints.
Do you think Sara is a good mother? Do you sympathize with her? How does her martyrdom affect the rest of the family?
Cake: it's a case of there but for the grace of god, go i. she's not been a terrific mother to all three of them but i can't say i'd do any better in those circumstances. i'm not sure i'd call her the martyr tho, anna's (and in a strange way Kate too) the one who has been martyred. A weird part of the book is the dresses that Sara orders and sends back - it's mentioned at the start and never again after, and in hindsight seems odd and out of character.
Discuss the consequences of the trial other than the ruling. In what ways does it force people to deal with issues in their relationships? Sara and Brian? Anna and her parents? Julia and Campbell?
Cake: One of my favourite parts of the book was Sara and Brian 'finding each other' again [old romantic emoticon].
Why does Jesse burn things? Is Jesse the opposite of his firefighter father or are they similar? In what ways?
Cake: i found this one of the annoyingly 'neat' and obvious bits of the book as you guys said above.
Discuss the ways each family member copes with their situation. How are each of their identities affected by Kate? How does this affect Kate?
Cake I found the way their whole family unit's pretty much destroyed by Kate's illness so depressing. I probably wouldn't have finished the book if it hadn't been for the book group for this reason, tbh.
Why did Kate ask Anna to sue for medical emancipation? Was Anna right to listen to her wishes?
Cake: I don't think Kate did ask her to sue, she just asked her not to donate the kidney iirc. I'd say Kate wanted to be free of the pain and operations and also wanted Anna to live her own life. I think Anna did the only thing she thought she could do.
Do you think it is ethical to have a "designer baby" like Anna was?
Cake i'm not sure about this but i can't say i wouldn't do it myself in the same desperate situation. what do you lot think?
The epilogue talks about how the family moved on. How did they grieve? How did they survive? In what ways did Anna give life back to all of them, not just Kate?
cake i really disliked Anna conveniently dying so i kinda glossed over the epilogue whilst wearing a 
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Rate My Sister's Keeper on a scale of 1 to 5.
cake i'd agree with chulita and say a 3. it's not a bad book and some parts are well written but i didn't personally warm to it.