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The Book of Two Ways
by Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult- The Book of Two Ways
Dawn
Husband Brian
Daughter Meret 14
Brother Kieran
Lover from 15 years ago Wyatt
Chpt 1 has me checking reviews of how much more history the book will be about and they said I will be bombarded with it. That's a bit off-putting but maybe it will be interesting to learn something. Shrug.
It showed two roads snaking through Osiris’s realm of the dead: a land route, black, and a water route, blue, which are separated by a lake of fire. If you follow the map, it’s like choosing between taking the ferry or driving around—both ways wind up in the same place: the Field of Offerings, where the deceased can feast with Osiris for eternity. There is a catch, though—some of the paths lead nowhere. Others push you toward demons or circles of fire. Embedded in the text is the magic you need to get past the guardians of the gates.
Death doula instead of Egyptologist.
Clients: Felix (driving instructor) & Winifred (artist), son Arlo died 3 years ago.
Information overload. The history was too much. Like reading an encyclopedia. And the quantum physics on top of it. It was really difficult to get through this book but I didn't want to leave it unfinished. I even got confused about the timeline. I didn't want to spend time googling.
I found the concept of a death doula very interesting. It should be the norm.
Long chapters.
Win got me through the book. She was the most interesting profound part.
The daughter's body image issues are so important in this day and age but there was too much happening in the book to fully explore it.
I believe that there are five things we need to say to people we love before they die, and I give this advice to caregivers: I forgive you. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. Goodbye. I tell them that they can interpret those prompts any way they like, and nothing will have been left unsaid.
The twist surprised me. Oh what could have been. I got more into the book after the twist but it was pretty much right at the end.
I guess there were parts I loved and more I loathed. I wouldn't recommend this book though. Life's too short for a book that's so jumbled and all over the place. Too much going on.
4/10
Dawn
Husband Brian
Daughter Meret 14
Brother Kieran
Lover from 15 years ago Wyatt
Chpt 1 has me checking reviews of how much more history the book will be about and they said I will be bombarded with it. That's a bit off-putting but maybe it will be interesting to learn something. Shrug.
It showed two roads snaking through Osiris’s realm of the dead: a land route, black, and a water route, blue, which are separated by a lake of fire. If you follow the map, it’s like choosing between taking the ferry or driving around—both ways wind up in the same place: the Field of Offerings, where the deceased can feast with Osiris for eternity. There is a catch, though—some of the paths lead nowhere. Others push you toward demons or circles of fire. Embedded in the text is the magic you need to get past the guardians of the gates.
Death doula instead of Egyptologist.
Clients: Felix (driving instructor) & Winifred (artist), son Arlo died 3 years ago.
Information overload. The history was too much. Like reading an encyclopedia. And the quantum physics on top of it. It was really difficult to get through this book but I didn't want to leave it unfinished. I even got confused about the timeline. I didn't want to spend time googling.
I found the concept of a death doula very interesting. It should be the norm.
Long chapters.
Win got me through the book. She was the most interesting profound part.
The daughter's body image issues are so important in this day and age but there was too much happening in the book to fully explore it.
I believe that there are five things we need to say to people we love before they die, and I give this advice to caregivers: I forgive you. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. Goodbye. I tell them that they can interpret those prompts any way they like, and nothing will have been left unsaid.
The twist surprised me. Oh what could have been. I got more into the book after the twist but it was pretty much right at the end.
I guess there were parts I loved and more I loathed. I wouldn't recommend this book though. Life's too short for a book that's so jumbled and all over the place. Too much going on.
4/10