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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
This is not my favorite Jodi Picoult book, it was quite technical. However, the story and the characters are quite interesting. She is an amazing writers, one of my favorite.
I’m incredibly impressed by all the research she did on ancient Egypt and Egyptologists in order to write this book. I felt like sometimes it almost got lost in the Egyptian history compared to the story. The foundations of the book, the actual book of two ways and then explaining the plot from two times and perspectives, was really creative. I just thought some things could be focused and edited a bit. I enjoyed it though!
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I became fascinated with Egyptian history because of my grade ten history teacher who spent time in Egypt for research purposes. It was the Egyptian storyline in this that really kept me drawn in. Although, I really enjoyed learning more about death doulas as well. I think it is a wonderful endeavor. I would say the morals of this story are that family secrets rarely stay secret forever, and to live life to its fullest, because we never know how many days we have left.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5. Picoult is a great writer and clearly researched this book very thoroughly. The premise is intriguing—Egyptology meets a Sliding Doors kind of romance—but many times I felt like I was reading a textbook on Egyptian gods or physics. Which is fine, but not what I wanted to read in that moment.
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
⎝⎝𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕆𝕗 𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝕎𝕒𝕪𝕤⎠⎠
By Jodi Picoult @jodipicoult
Blurb
Who would you be if you hadn't turned out to be the person you are now?
Dawn is a death doula and spends her life helping people make the final transition peacefully.
But when the plane she's on plummets, she finds herself thinking not of the perfect life she has, but the life she was forced to abandon fifteen years ago - when she left behind a career in Egyptology, and a man she loved.
Against the odds, she survives, and the airline offers her a ticket to wherever she needs to get to - but the answer to that question suddenly seems uncertain.
As the path of her life forks in two very different directions, Dawn must confront questions she's never truly asked: What does a well-lived life look like? What do we leave behind when we go? And do we make our choices, or do our choices make us?
Jodi Picoult writes with incredible intelligence, and it's clear she uses meticulous research before she complies her story. This book has a theme of Egyptology running through it, and there are pictures and references to hieroglyphics throughout, even though I have a paper back copy of the book I listened to the audio version which I found very thought-provoking.
It's interesting to think that the choices we make lead us down one life path or another. Are our choices coordinated by the stars, or do we really have a say in our direction,. Do we always end up where we are meant to be?
This story has a lot of Egyption and medical references with a theme of end of life care. It is a heavily descriptive book, but it's very interesting.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me!🤓
By Jodi Picoult @jodipicoult
Blurb
Who would you be if you hadn't turned out to be the person you are now?
Dawn is a death doula and spends her life helping people make the final transition peacefully.
But when the plane she's on plummets, she finds herself thinking not of the perfect life she has, but the life she was forced to abandon fifteen years ago - when she left behind a career in Egyptology, and a man she loved.
Against the odds, she survives, and the airline offers her a ticket to wherever she needs to get to - but the answer to that question suddenly seems uncertain.
As the path of her life forks in two very different directions, Dawn must confront questions she's never truly asked: What does a well-lived life look like? What do we leave behind when we go? And do we make our choices, or do our choices make us?
Jodi Picoult writes with incredible intelligence, and it's clear she uses meticulous research before she complies her story. This book has a theme of Egyptology running through it, and there are pictures and references to hieroglyphics throughout, even though I have a paper back copy of the book I listened to the audio version which I found very thought-provoking.
It's interesting to think that the choices we make lead us down one life path or another. Are our choices coordinated by the stars, or do we really have a say in our direction,. Do we always end up where we are meant to be?
This story has a lot of Egyption and medical references with a theme of end of life care. It is a heavily descriptive book, but it's very interesting.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me!🤓
JODI PICOULT…. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SO THAT TO ME?!
I wasn’t a huge fan of the book in the beginning, or middle… it was a lot of Egypt talk, and to be honest it just wasn’t my thing. I tried, and kept at it though, and the bombshells that hit were shocking, but whyyyyyy leave us hanging like that?! I need an ending tied in a ribbon, or at least one that lets me sleep at night!
I wasn’t a huge fan of the book in the beginning, or middle… it was a lot of Egypt talk, and to be honest it just wasn’t my thing. I tried, and kept at it though, and the bombshells that hit were shocking, but whyyyyyy leave us hanging like that?! I need an ending tied in a ribbon, or at least one that lets me sleep at night!
DNF
Ugh, sad. Rarely do I DNF a Jodi Picoult book, but I just could not get behind the Egyptian stuff. It was too abstract and boring for me
Ugh, sad. Rarely do I DNF a Jodi Picoult book, but I just could not get behind the Egyptian stuff. It was too abstract and boring for me
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced