Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

14 reviews

adriennne's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

ambersbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Struggled to feel an emotional connection, which has always been the appeal of JP’s writing for me. It finally hit during the last 50ish pages, but it wasn’t enough to rally the entire experience. Also, it’s been quite a while since an ending has left me feeling this dissatisfied. Oof. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, and Terminal illness

The plane crash is detailed enough that it could be triggering and

it happens both at the beginning and the end of the story

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abigailp's review

reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Chronic illness, and Child death

eternalparadox's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Instead of her usual switching POVS, Picoult takes this book through two stories, two choices, from one POV. I never found this confusing.  Per the usual, there is a lot of content throughout that pertains to the characters jobs and interests- this time those are Egyptology and quantum physics. While this text could be expansive at times, I found it really interesting and, as always, wonderfully steeped in metaphor. 

Picoult’s Book of Two Ways will get you thinking about your life and your choices and leave you rooting for everyone. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I finished it. Once again, Picoult’s newest book seems to top her last. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Eating disorder, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, and Child death

The book is sort of about death and the afterlife, but not in a fearsome or gruesome way