About this title: "Handle with Care" explores the knotty tangle of medical ethics and personal morality. When faced with the reality of a fetus who will be disabled, should a parent have the right to consider termination? Bestselling author Picoult explores a timely yet controversial issue in her latest novel.
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Edition: Book Club Edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Atria Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781615235094ISBN:1615235094
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780743296427ISBN:0743296427
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780743296427ISBN:0743296427
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2009
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2009-03-03
ISBN-13:9780743296410ISBN:0743296419
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2009
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2009
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"This book was poorly written. As this is the first Picoult book I've read, I have nothing to compare it to- though other bookclub members said it rings of "My Sister's Keeper".
I will admit I might be slightly biased as I have a science background and thus the explanations of the disease topic and reactions of the characters was far-fetched for me, but a well written book would have balanced that impression."
"Parents have to make tough choices every day. Parents who have children with disabilities are often faced with impossible choices. This dilemma is at the heart of Jodi Picoult's Handle With Care.
Picoult is at her best when addressing impossible situations. She tugs at your heart, and makes you ask the question, "What would I do?" While I can completely understand Charlotte's decision, at the same time I got angry with her at times for the stress and hurt she put her family through. I also enjoyed being able to see how the characters were affected by her decisions.
My one issue with this novel is the ending. Having read most of Picoult's books, I was able to predict the ending after reading the first chapter. A little less foreshadowing might have made this novel better. Picoult almost always includes a twist at the end of her stories. Sometimes they catch me off guard, but I could see this one coming. Even the cover gives it away!
On the whole, I enjoyed this book. I could empathize with each character, and loved seeing the story from different points of view. Despite the predictable ending, I would recommend this novel to anyone."
"This was a book that hit close to home. I work with children who have disabilities and I get to see how hard life can be for them for them and their families. Over the years that I have worked in this field, I can say that money does make a world of difference for the lives of these children. Yes, love does do a world of justice, but money can give those with unimaginable hardships a chance in life.
I can see exactly where Charlotte is coming from. Jodi Picoult presents an issue that truly is a dilemma. To file this lawsuit meant saying she did not want Willow because of her disabilities. However to me, by filing this lawsuit, Charlotte is showing unconditional love for her child. She is willing to do anything, even say cruel things, because she knows that in the end, in order for her daughter to be her own person, she will need things she just can not afford.
Some of the parts in this book were not necessary and left hanging, such as with her other daughter. This book was never about her and in the end it felt like she was getting the scraps then hr problem was just dealt with quickly. The ending was a surprise that makes Picoult’s books worth reading. I love that she showed different elements on how taking care of anyone with disabilities can affect your life, a marriage, a friendship and so on. Overall an interesting book that I would recommend and advise others to think about how it is to take care of someone, not just with love but with money, before they pass judgment on Charlotte."
"I never review on here, but I felt the need to. No one I know is reading this book and I really wanted to talk about the ending, so here it goes.
***MAJOR Spoilers below!***
I love Jodi-- her writing style, impeccable research and use of immensely controversial subjects makes her my favorite author. In fact, until the main story lines resolved right at the end, I felt no differently about this novel as I have about most of her others in the past- brilliant.
Then, it all crashed down for me. First, Marin's search for her birth mother ends completely predictably, making me wish the entire story line just didn't even exist in the first place.
Even worse was the resolution of the general plot. I agree with those reviewers who are calling this book "My Sister's Keeper- The Sequel," as the endings are so completely similar. Even worse than Willow's "unexpected" (I predicted something similar) death by drowning in the pond was Charlotte's forfeiting of the check she had ruined all of their lives to earn as she placed it in Willow's coffin. There are so many things wrong with this that I can't even begin to list them, namely that she didn't use it to give her OTHER daughter a better, more fulfilling life.
I love Jodi, I'm still one of her biggest fans, but I didn't love this one."
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