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The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

2 reviews

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

eternalparadox's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Instead of her usual switching POVS, Picoult takes this book through two stories, two choices, from one POV. I never found this confusing.  Per the usual, there is a lot of content throughout that pertains to the characters jobs and interests- this time those are Egyptology and quantum physics. While this text could be expansive at times, I found it really interesting and, as always, wonderfully steeped in metaphor. 

Picoult’s Book of Two Ways will get you thinking about your life and your choices and leave you rooting for everyone. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I finished it. Once again, Picoult’s newest book seems to top her last. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Eating disorder, and Blood

The book is sort of about death and the afterlife, but not in a fearsome or gruesome way