Very revealing on handling special needs 2010-08-18

Reviewer: Dorothy L. Morgan

This book was very revealing on the reactions of people for special needs people and family. It was a difficult read emotionally. It was close to my heart because we have grandchildren who have special needs. I enjoyed reading it however.

Whoever Said Mysister's Keeper 2 Never Lied 2010-08-17

Reviewer: Mjayy

*possible spoiler alert*

Dont buy...just borrow this book, and it will only be entertaining to you if you haven't read My Sister's Keeper. The plot and point i believe was too drawn out an long for simple unfortenate events. Like always the moms has this OCD over only one daughter or sibling while others are left behind. Like always there is always some spouse dissagrement about that and always something tht has to go to court.
For everything people in this book went through it was just a dissapointment. i mean seriously keep your reader's enteratined if your going to have such a innapropiate ending.
Everyone in this book were parinoid and basic liers. I don't see why anyone would lie about something and sue their friend when you know truthfully she'd help you out through everything and probably even pay for the child herself. I didn't like how the children had be drawn away from each other over the adults having it out. No one cared to explain what happened. Everyone was immature except baby Willow who had OI.
In reality do not spend one second reading this book unless its burrowed or you are new to the Jodi Picoult books.

Handle with Care 2010-08-04

Reviewer: viviana

The book was brand new. I chose standard delivery and it got to my house 2 days earlier than expected. I was very satisfied with my product.

A bad sequel? 2010-07-16

Reviewer: S. Fishbein

I was anxious to read Handle with Care because I have enjoyed Jodi Picoult's other books, but I really, truly did not enjoy this book.

Almost immediately, I thought, "This is just like My Sister's Keeper, except she's struggling to find different settings." This story simply did not work.

First, I was annoyed that this was supposedly written in the second person, as though everyone was talking to Willow. But, then they referred to "Charlotte" and "Sean" instead of "your mother" or "Mom" or "your father" or "Daddy." Picoult should have picked a perspective and stuck with it.

Second, like Jesse from My Sister's Keeper, Amelia was the sibling that was feeling neglected, helpless to help her younger sister, and developing behaviors that were the proverbial cries for help. However, Amelia had too many things going on so that it was unbelievable. I think it was totally unbelievable that the parents seemed to only briefly notice when she dyed her hair bright blue.

Third, and most importantly, this story was simply not as compelling. Yes, the child was born with a debilitating condition, but in the end the legal wrangling was simply a matter of parental avarice. At least in My Sister's Keeper, the legal battle was over something more important than money and I felt truly conflicted. In Handle with Care, I didn't once wonder if Charlotte was doing the right thing. I felt no conflict on the matter and no sympathy for her when her world crashed down around her because it was all her own doing. Not to mention the fact that the entire lawsuit was predicated on her being able to be a convincing liar. How can one feel any connection to a character who is so blatantly trying to bilk the system and cares nothing about destroying a friend's reputation, career or life, or the impact that it will have on her own husband and children?

wow. 2010-07-15

Reviewer: Micah

I read this entire book NOT because it was gripping and compelling, but because I kept waiting for it to redeem itself, and for it to have some sort of resolved creative ending. I shouldn't have bothered. The ending was actually COMICAL because of how awful it was. This book frustrated me, because the family is just becoming more and more ridiculously dysfunctional, and then just when you think everything is going to start going okay, Jodi Picoult throws in that last chapter. I won't say any spoilers...not that I think anyone should actually read this book. While I was reading it, I thought of so many ways that the book could have ended that would've been cool and great. Instead, I got this. I consider the author very sadistic to have let it end like it did.