Hello. I am Kisten Henson. I heard about blogspot from one of my friends who is a very avid reader. I would like to make reviews for as many books as I possibly can because one of my goals in life is to read one thousand books and own a personal library. I figured that this website could help me achieve my goals. Also when I grow up I would like to become a lawyer. Being a lawyer requires great writing skills as well as reading into things and discovering the hidden clues behind the big evidence. As I mature in life I would like to learn to enhance my reading abilities, learn interesting things I never knew, and experience life to the fullest. I know that reading some books had make me think about my decisions before my actions. I am positive that this will be a great experience and help me later in my career. You know a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step, and that is the quote i am basing this website off of. This is my first step towards success in my life.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Handle With Care By: Jodi Picoult

Another heart-wrenching, controversial novel by Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care introduces Willow, a smart and charming five-year-old who was born with a brittle bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta. Over her lifetime, Willow will have hundreds of broken bones. Her mother, Charlotte, will do anything to give Willow the best life possible — even if she has to say under oath that Willow never should have been born. In pursuing a wrongful birth suit against her obstetrician (and best friend for nearly a decade), Charlotte is willing to put everything on the line in hopes of gaining the financial means necessary to take care of her daughter. Picoult constructs an emotionally complex novel, weaving tender and poignant moments into a difficult story of suffering and sacrifice. Charged with thought-provoking questions about medical ethics, morality, parenting, and honesty, Handle with Care asks just how far we would go to care for the ones we love.   
            Handle With Care by: Jodi Picoult is fantastic! Utterly astounding! I thought that this book is certainly a five star book! In this book Jodi Picoult make the reader feel like they are implicated in the book and trial. I typically do not cry in books but I teared up a little while reading this book. That is how much emotion this book shows. Jodi Picoult brings real life characters into the situation too. There is Willow, the daughter born with OI also known as osteogenesis imperfecta, which causes your bones to break. Willow is an independent, young, strong, adorable, and extremely luminous child who completely understands what is going on, in this case, her mom is starting a lawsuit against her best friend, Piper, who is also her obstetrician. Her mother, Charlotte believes that Piper should have been able to notify the O’Keefe’s about Willow’s condition before the twenty-seven week ultrasound.
            Then there is Amelia, Willow’s older sister. Amelia’s just another teenager who likes boys, but is over weight. Amelia is a size 11 and all her friends are size 00. Amelia tries to fit in by doing many things to take the ache away from being a girl who is entirely ignored because her younger sister is “breakable” and should be watched and pampered more than Amelia is even noticed. Amelia takes drastic measures into her hands. Amelia meets a boy at the OI convention that they go to but she lies to him saying that she is Willow, but that doesn’t change their feelings for each other.
            There is also mom and pop O’Keefe, Charlotte and Sean. Charlotte is just another protective mom but is she slacking on her job? Does she tell the truth in court that she wished Willow was aborted? Sean on the other hand doesn’t agree with the lawsuit. He is on the opposing side. Sean throughout the book shows his emotions whether physically or emotionally, but does Sean change his mind and agree with the lawsuit that Charlotte has brought on? Does Charlotte back down from the lawsuit? Does Willow end up breaking or the hearts of many others? The O’Keefe’s will have to learn that they need to live for the moments that they cannot put into words because words are deadly and they kill just as good as any bullet. Read this book to uncover the truth behind Willow’s story and the will people have to go far for the one that they love.
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