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callymd 's review for:
The Book of Two Ways
by Jodi Picoult
Usually picoult's books are like literary junk food, but in this one, I really appreciated her level of detail external of the immediate plot (most likely because the chosen field was more related to what I am interested in). She clearly researched a lot about egyptology to make a cohesive story, and had examples of death doula work that highlighted the dynamic and novel nature of the career field in society. She also mentioned the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA), which was cool because I don't think a lot of people know about that organization.
Also she either read Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep" (or his interview about being inspired to write the book after hearing about a cat in a hospice clinic that would always go sit on the bed of any dying residents), as she brought up the same hospice cat tale as a filler in a chapter or two of her book.
I do still tire of story gimmicks like asynchronous plot lines, and near/death experiences to help the plot along (especially as you'd want a death doula to self-examine their own life generally considering their line of work), but what can you do?
Also she either read Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep" (or his interview about being inspired to write the book after hearing about a cat in a hospice clinic that would always go sit on the bed of any dying residents), as she brought up the same hospice cat tale as a filler in a chapter or two of her book.
I do still tire of story gimmicks like asynchronous plot lines, and near/death experiences to help the plot along (especially as you'd want a death doula to self-examine their own life generally considering their line of work), but what can you do?