The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult

The Book of Two Ways

By Jodi Picoult

  • Release Date: 2020-09-22
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
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Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light comes a “powerful” (The Washington Post) novel about the choices that alter the course of our lives.

Look for Jodi Picoult’s new novel, By Any Other Name, now available!

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE

Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. She’s on a plane when the flight attendant makes an announcement: Prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years ago: Wyatt Armstrong.

Dawn, miraculously, survives the crash, but so do all the doubts that have suddenly been raised. She has led a good life. Back in Boston, there is her husband, Brian, their beloved daughter, and her work as a death doula, in which she helps ease the transition between life and death for her clients.

But somewhere in Egypt is Wyatt Armstrong, who works as an archaeologist unearthing ancient burial sites, a career Dawn once studied for but was forced to abandon when life suddenly intervened. And now, when it seems that fate is offering her second chances, she is not as sure of the choice she once made.

After the crash landing, the airline ensures that the survivors are seen by a doctor, then offers transportation to wherever they want to go. The obvious destination is to fly home, but she could take another path: return to the archaeological site she left years before, reconnect with Wyatt and their unresolved history, and maybe even complete her research on The Book of Two Ways—the first known map of the afterlife.

As the story unfolds, Dawn’s two possible futures unspool side by side, as do the secrets and doubts long buried with them. Dawn must confront the questions she’s never truly asked: What does a life well lived look like? When we leave this earth, what do we leave behind? Do we make choices . . . or do our choices make us? And who would you be if you hadn’t turned out to be the person you are right now?

Reviews

  • Should have seen it coming…

    3
    By wytchipoo
    This may have deserved more stars because the research and information was amazing, but even though I found most of it very interesting, it still seemed to go on too long, only to come to a very unsatisfying — though quite fitting — conclusion.

  • Dawn and Egyptian history

    4
    By YayaNetski
    Good love story . Lots of history and back and forth in time and Egyptian history. Too much history for me . Less on Egyptian mummies and more would have been fine. The main character narrator was good enough.

  • Cried many times

    5
    By Sllilly003
    Jodi Picoult is my favorite author. I’ve read all of her books. This one got missed for a few years because the reviews scared me. I missed out big time. I love the research that goes into her books. It is very apparent. The subject of Egyptology is not the most fascinating to me but I learned a lot.

  • A Bore

    1
    By Sdfrdeghfrjed
    Took forever to end. Very boring and unmoving novel

  • Let’s talk about death

    5
    By IVPartDeux
    I happened to read this book as my father-in-law was dying of stage IV bladder cancer that had spread to his bones. I watched as his wife, her son, his girlfriend and other friends of the family tried (in vain) to keep him alive and not talk about the reality and inevitability of death. I learned a valuable lesson in the two weeks we spent by his side: How NOT to handle the end of someone’s life. Reading the Book of Two Ways gave me comfort during this time. Jodi Piccoult is one of my favorite authors, and I always learn something from her well-researched writing and interesting topics! Thank you for this beautiful book.

  • Fabulous

    5
    By esperanzabuddy
    A very rich and enlightening book. Truly one of the best well written and researched novels this year. History, mysticism and science weaves a tale of parallel lives in all of us.

  • It’s all about life choices

    4
    By NC774
    Yes, there was more info about Egyptology that I wanted to know, but there is so much more if you read the entire book. Pick it back up again, skim thru some of the stuff, but finish the book. It is so worth it!

  • Bummed!

    2
    By dkwasthe5th
    Stopped reading it which really bothers me but I just couldn’t continue! I read to relax, not to try and learn about things I have no interest in. Waste of money.

  • Fabulous!

    5
    By bjccnor
    I loved every moment of this book! If you love to learn something as well as immerse yourself in a great read, this is the book for you! You won’t want it ti to end....

  • Too Much Detail

    3
    By Jujfr01
    I really liked general direction of the book and the premise of the story line. What I didn’t like was all the details of the Egyptology and quantum mechanics. I found I stopped paying attention to what I was reading when those details went on for too long, and I lost my interest in continuing to read those parts. I did finish the book and did like the ending.

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