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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
It starts slow but stick with it. After the first few chapters, you won’t want to put it down.
My first Jodi Picoult read and will certainly be the first of many! Of course I’m a sucker for a good romance plot, but the other topics blended throughout made this one a must read!
It’s very clear that Picoult is very intential with each paragraph whether it be through historical tidbits, flashbacks, or scientific references. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a little bit of academia with their romance.
It’s very clear that Picoult is very intential with each paragraph whether it be through historical tidbits, flashbacks, or scientific references. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a little bit of academia with their romance.
informative
tense
slow-paced
This book really gets you thinking. In two main ways (IMO).
1. Obviously the terror that is decision-making and the trouble of knowing what's 'right' for you. The confusion of trying to understand THAT
2. Ancient Egypt and the history of humanity. People weren't so different. The book of two ways represents modern humanity just as well.
I also am OBSESSED with how well Picoult researches her books. She is always so knowledgeable and represents topics in such a detailed yet understandable way. Love her.
1. Obviously the terror that is decision-making and the trouble of knowing what's 'right' for you. The confusion of trying to understand THAT
2. Ancient Egypt and the history of humanity. People weren't so different. The book of two ways represents modern humanity just as well.
I also am OBSESSED with how well Picoult researches her books. She is always so knowledgeable and represents topics in such a detailed yet understandable way. Love her.
The beginning of this book was really promising, but the rest just didn't deliver for me and I almost gave up half way through. The protagonist is an Egyptologist-come-death doula trying to decide whether she made the wrong life decision fifteen years earlier. One of the things that really confused and irritated me was the constant mixing of different timelines within the same chapter. Although the Egyptology is clearly well researched and potentially really interesting, I found it really boring to read and so much of the prose was superfluous and uninspiring, while the romantic story was riddled with clichés. I also question whether a death doula who gets so emotionally attached to her clients would be able to do the job effectively. I did enjoy the last two chapters more, despite the ending seeming to drag on and on. I had the impression that the general message was supposed to be uplifting, but to me it just seemed a rather bleak and depressing catalogue of death and regret.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of the world's top storytellers in top form - a book-length exploration on the path not taken, the sliding-door moment, the what-if decision. Enjoyed it - but just took a quarter star off for the hieroglyphics (which it could do without).
can’t get into it unfortunately, will try again at a later time