The author of My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picult, has had a pretty normal life, besides being New York Times Bestseller more than a few times. She was born in Long Island, New York and went to college at Princeton and Harvard. At Princeton, she earned her bachlors degree in writing and at Harvard, she earned a masters degree for education. Her first book published was called Songs of the Humpback Whale when she was pregnant with her first baby.
Jodi Picoult has written over a dozen novels including, My Sister's Keeper, Second Glance, Perfect Match, Salem Falls, Mercy, Picture Perfect, and so much more. One of her most famous books, My Sister's Keeper, was even made into a movie! Below is an interview of Jodi with Ellen.
Jodi has 3 childeren and is married to Tim Van Leer. Her three children are named Sammy, Kyle, and Jake. Jodi also has 2 dogs, 2 donkeys, 2 geese, 3 ducks, and 6 chickens. Jodi has personal experience with some of the medical drama she writes about with her middle son, Jake. She currently lives in New Hampshire. She is very humble and a very nice lady who loves to write enhancing novels.
The theme of this book is that love can conquer any obstacle. In Kill Me Softly, the main character, Mira meets a boy named Blue. At the beginning of the book, she dislikes Blue and always tells herself how she never wants to see him, but somehow, she can never stay away from him. In the middle of the book, she starts falling in love with him and he falls in love with her, but in the most intimate moments, he always seems to turn away. He becomes rude and nasty toward Mira and she can't figure out why. Toward the end of the book, she discovers that if they fall in love, Blue would have to reveal his darkest secret, and if that happens, he has to kill her. Mira and Blue know that their love will not work, but with help, anything is possible. In the last chapter, it says, "He was so much more than his curse, and she was so much more than the girl who could betray him. Together...they could be anything." This proves how love can conquer any obstacle.
Complex characters develop over the course of a text by the way they talk, react, and think. These factors show the reader how the person acts, and behaves. The more that the characters are descried or put into context,the more the reader can relate to that person. This makes it more intimate and relatable. Complex characters interact with other characters by talking and acting. In a book when characters correspond with the reader and other characters, we find out more about them. Finally, complex characters advance the plot because the more we as readers get to know the characters, the more we can relate and the more intense the plot gets.
The following article is a review of the book in another persons point of view. I think this is a good source to read because other people views on books and sources are sometimes even more reliable then the summary itself.
