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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
I adore Jodi Picoult and am conflicted about this book. I enjoyed the general storyline but my eyes glazed over with all the details of the excavation and Egyptian history. I am glad I finished it though.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 The timelines were a bit confusing and I definitely skimmed over a lot of technical information shared by various characters or reminiscing over various unessential memories. The book is very long and could probably have been cut 50 pages with that sort of thing. But I think the overall themes were interesting! I'm hoping she ended up with Wyatt.
I had a hard time on audio following the time line that jumps back and forth.
if you enjoy Egyptology
I adored this book. There were a few parts that were heavy in Egyptology that may not appeal to many.
I adored this book. There were a few parts that were heavy in Egyptology that may not appeal to many.
Really enjoyed the multiple juxtapositions in this lovely story of love and Love. Finding ourselves is often lonely but seldom alone. I appreciate the reality this story presents. Vivid characters. Love the daughter. I realize a lot of readers didn’t enjoy the scene develop in Egypt, but I truly did. I felt like I was there, like I could smell the digs. Incredible research. I never read Jodi for chick lit; I read her stories for the true human condition. Beautiful!!
It probably is the least favorite story out of all of her writings. It was "meh" for me
"When you look at someone whose life has just ended, you don't see horror or pain or fear. You see peace. Not just because the muscles relax and the breath has left - but because there's a deep satisfaction, a conclusion. It never fails to move me, what a privilege it is to be at this moment, to be the bearer of their story"
Damn Jodi, you did it again.
Another book of hers where I am reading the final 50 pages through tears and trying to understand how someone can weave together a story so seamlessly.
Hear me out. You need to struggle past the first 10% or so and that's when the story begins. The research heavy introduction to Egyptology does feel like you are reading a textbook. And it's a lot.
The Book of Two Ways follows Dawn Edelstein who is on a plane that is about to crash (Lost vibes anyone?). When her life flashes before her eyes, it is not her husband and daughter she sees but instead Wyatt, the man she left behind in Egypt 15 years ago. We then follow Dawn's two parallel lives side by side as she returns home to her family in Boston where she works as a death doula and goes back to Egypt to find Wyatt and continue her work on The Book of Two Ways.
This was a very ambitious book. Jodi Picoult covers a lottttt of topics in this just over 400 page story but I think she did it flawlessly. Egyptology, parallel universes, quantum physics, weight and body image, death, sacrifice, love, family, and loss.
Damn Jodi, you did it again.
Another book of hers where I am reading the final 50 pages through tears and trying to understand how someone can weave together a story so seamlessly.
Hear me out. You need to struggle past the first 10% or so and that's when the story begins. The research heavy introduction to Egyptology does feel like you are reading a textbook. And it's a lot.
The Book of Two Ways follows Dawn Edelstein who is on a plane that is about to crash (Lost vibes anyone?). When her life flashes before her eyes, it is not her husband and daughter she sees but instead Wyatt, the man she left behind in Egypt 15 years ago. We then follow Dawn's two parallel lives side by side as she returns home to her family in Boston where she works as a death doula and goes back to Egypt to find Wyatt and continue her work on The Book of Two Ways.
This was a very ambitious book. Jodi Picoult covers a lottttt of topics in this just over 400 page story but I think she did it flawlessly. Egyptology, parallel universes, quantum physics, weight and body image, death, sacrifice, love, family, and loss.
Spoiler
I loved the way the story comes together at the end. It didn't really have the Jodi Picoult signature twist (well maybe it did but I thought it was kind of obvious) that I appreciate but instead found a way to weave two stories into one in a way I didn't see coming.
I put off this book for a long time because of the reviews. I should have listened. There was so much about Egyptology (which I do find interesting in general), death theories, and quantum physics that you gave to wade through to get to the plot. I almost threw my kindle at the end. All that time spent for THAT ending.