Vocabulary In My Sisters Keeper

The vocabulary in My Sister's Keeper is difficult if you don't know certain medical terms. The entire book is mostly talking about medical things or of court. For some parts, the terms are kind of explained. But other terms like acute promyelocytic, bone marrow aspiration, All-Trans Retinoic Acid, molecular relapse, granulocyte, and portacath are not explained and you have to figure them out on your own. The court terms aren't any easier to understand. Words like medical emancipation are used and even though I know what that word means, I know there are plenty of other people who don't. Sometimes it is hard to understand what certain characters are talking about-especially every time they are talking to a doctor or nurse. The vocabulary is not only high level, it is also high quality. There could be other ways to describe what is happening in certain scenes, but Jodi Picult decided to used the highest quality words. Even though the vocabulary is difficult and at times, hard to understand, it all makes sense in the end.

Jodi Picult is also very good at describing the settings, characters, and conflicts. She is able to use the five senses into what she is writing and she also uses amazing comparisons using metaphors, similes, personification, and onomonopias. This whole story is jammed packed with detail. There is never a dull moment in this book and I never get bored.

There is a movie that was made about this book also called My Sister's Keeper and I think it looks very interesting. I have not seen it yet because I want to finish the book first. Below is the video of the movie trailer.