Reviews - The Book of Two Ways

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The Book of Two Ways

Jodi Picoult

3.7 AVERAGE

dixiedarling33's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mtaylor0305's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Like many others, I struggled my way through the Egyptology text-book feel of parts of this book. I made it to the end, but definitely felt let down by the final 2 sentences.

aprilnnp's review against another edition

5.0

After reading a sampling of reviews, there appear to be a lot of people here who did not particularly enjoy this book. I find myself on the opposite side of that coin - loved it. It made me FEEL things - a whole spectrum of emotion the whole way through. It was maddening and heartbreaking and lovely and I wanted to both strangle Dawn at a few points but also cry for her. It made me sit in a kind of discomfort I don’t often experience (not a bad thing.)
And yes, there is a lot of Egyptology. A heavy serving, in fact, but I actually didn’t mind it - the research there was obviously meticulous and the stories were such that I became really interested in the history of something I have zero background in. (Add to that quantum physics as well - her descriptions of a multiverse were beautiful.)
I loved the death doula bit, mostly because I deal with death myself at work all the time, and while I work in different circumstances, so much of it rang true.
I didn’t even mind the format, which was admittedly complex, but it worked so well for me with the way the story was told.
I just really found this to be a beautiful and complicated and messy book about how beautiful and complicated and messy life can get. It may not be for everyone, but it pinged all my receptors in all the right places.

sumsunalli's review against another edition

1.0

If you like exploration of Egypt and the language of hieroglyphics, you’ll like this book.

I honestly was bummed out about this one. I normally finish Picoult’s books quickly and find myself savoring the story after it finishes. This was not the case.

I’m giving it 1 star, only because I appreciate that the plot was sparked from her son’s life.

Thank you Netgalley and Random House for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

krejzikura's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kbrekkes's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

aliwhitley's review against another edition

4.0

There was a LOT of accurate historical detail on Egypt which made this one a little harder to get through than some of Picoult’s other books. Still excellent writing overall, just very detail oriented and at times felt like a non-fiction text. Still would recommend for the story though.