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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In Jodi Picoult fashion, there is SO much contained in these 406 pages. First, the title is a great double entendre. I love how much it aligns with the story in multiple ways. And, the inclusion of the works of Egyptologists was fascinating. Their work only comes to my mind in a museum. The story showcases the compelling aspects of their work. Also, I had no familiarity with death doulas until reading this novel. At the end-of-life for family in the future, I will seriously consider the services of a doula.
There were a few aspects of this story that were just too unbelievable which prevented me from giving it 5 stars. Overall, I was captivated by the many life choices among the stories. I even found the jumping timeline and meandering across stories engaging. In the second half of the novel, those aspects really pulled me in.
There were a few aspects of this story that were just too unbelievable which prevented me from giving it 5 stars. Overall, I was captivated by the many life choices among the stories. I even found the jumping timeline and meandering across stories engaging. In the second half of the novel, those aspects really pulled me in.
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really liked this one. In some ways, it felt like the inside-out of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s One True Loves. Strong writing, detailed story telling, and in true Jodi Picoult, an ending that leaves you wanting more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Grief
Minor: Pregnancy
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Yeesh... this book has too much going on. Egyptology and quantum mechanics and a plane crash and an affair and an almost-affair and a teenage daughter with body image issues and a death doula and a dying client... and the plane crash is the least significant detail of all.
What bothers me the most, though, is the nonchalant way all the characters are willing to just give up on their marriage. Brian is made out to be "such a good guy" for stepping aside and letting his wife go to the man she cheated on him with. Dawn is completely unlikable. What kind of mother survives a plane crash and immediately abandons her daughter for untold days so she can chase down her former lover in Egypt?
Complete yuck. And some LGBT stuff thrown in as an aside.
What bothers me the most, though, is the nonchalant way all the characters are willing to just give up on their marriage. Brian is made out to be "such a good guy" for stepping aside and letting his wife go to the man she cheated on him with. Dawn is completely unlikable. What kind of mother survives a plane crash and immediately abandons her daughter for untold days so she can chase down her former lover in Egypt?
Complete yuck. And some LGBT stuff thrown in as an aside.
Long book full of facts about Egyptology. The love story inside is lovely though
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I really don’t know why this book has a low rating. It is longer than needed, but it can be quite a surprise and the historical facts plus the main character’s field of work are very interesting.
adventurous
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No