Jodi Picoult, is a love or hate author. You either love her books or hate her. It's nice to read them once in a while, but not in one sitting - they're far too much alike - court case drama with emotional issues. She is masterful at points, yet too contrived and cliche; too much is coincidence - too much is flowery metaphors. 
 However, on a personal level, I really like Jodi Picoult, and I really like My Sister's Keeper, long before the movie ever came out. It's inspiring, motivational, and painfully heartbreaking. Not just the twist at the end, but the splintering of a family - the soul searching of each member and what it truly means to be alive. I think the story affected me on a personal level, and really made me pause at points - pondering what Picoult was trying to convey. I love the tension she uses, the court drama, the hard moral questions she throws in your faces, subtly yet deftly and powerfully. 
 More on writing style, the way that Picoult likes voicing each character is amazing - her writing is so versatile to be able to change from many characters with different beliefs to voice them so realistically, and so true to self. The only issue with that is, that the characters are too strong, too good, too realistic, and perfected that it seems so contrived, so unlikely and almost annoying. Picoult might try too hard to prove her points, and drive them home with sob stories around her side characters. The background stories of Anna's brother (who's name I forget), Campbell and others push the story to engulf the reader. There is just so much to know, so many human emotions and almost too much to comprehend. 
 My Sister's Keeper might try too hard to be the "it" book, to be the hot controversial seller and the soul crushing pity novel. It's too good to be true, too much and too fast, and almost overwhelming. However, no matter, Picoult knows how to drive home points, how to emphasis human compassion and questions of morality. For that, I believe My Sister's Keeper to be an engaging memorable novel that transcends boundaries. It's just sometimes, it goes too far. And I some others may dislike that. 
 In my opinion, I love My Sister's Keeper, and I think everyone should at least give it a try.