atwoodcc 's review for:

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
5.0

I am unhinged by this book. An emotional wreck.

Jodi Picoult does it again, and this time I think it may be my favorite book.

This book is wonderful — it combines, so amazingly, Egyptology, quantum physics, and questions about our existence and our deaths. And at the same time, it is so full of love and the relationships that we seek.

I am destroyed by the questions the main character, Dawn, faces. When her mother is dying, her life’s direction changes so drastically. And weaving together the past and present, Jodi Picoult explores the haunting “what if?” that we all experience in our lives.

There are people who think this book is too heavy in Egyptology and quantum physics (calling it “textbook heavy”), but I think it enhances this book SO much. Dawn, Brian, and Wyatt are so smart. It would be a shame to include less of their research and dumb this book down.

Seriously, bravo! This book deserves a standing ovation.