Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

13 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

ianb's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is my first Jodi Picoult book and after seeing a couple of friends enjoy this one, I decided that I wanted to give this one a go and plot sounded like a great read for the summer months, and this is a book that really makes you think; it makes you stop and consider everything that multitude of possible paths set before us, the regret that can linger in the shadows of our choices, and the reality that each one of us will one day reach the end of our road. 

 

This book centres around Dawn; she is walking a fine tightrope of balancing her life and career as a death doula, raising a daughter who has a body image issues as well as maintaining her relationship with her husband of some 15 years Brain and living a complacent life. However, hidden away is Dawn’s dream of pursuing a career in Egyptology. That she spent semesters of her collegiate life immersed in the tombs, recovering mummified remains, and deciphering hieroglyphics. In that period of her life, Wyatt dominated her heart. 

 

This story flips between time and place, from both past to present until the 2 come to a collision and decisions must be made as to what Dawn wants from her life. Picoult writes about the simple complexities of just being a human and about the choices that we all make, the people that matter in our life. This is richly descriptive and heavily detailed, multilayered storytelling, thoughtful, insightful and well written on life's deepest questions but will not be for everyone. An emotionally satisfying and touching novel that I recommend highly to others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body shaming and Medical content

Minor: Fatphobia

krystyne88's review against another edition

• Too much info dropping. Lots of telling instead of showing
• Plot dragged too much
• Was not invested in the characters
• I felt throat punched with themes of death

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

amandamz's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Suicide, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

iamaprettyflower's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

This book had so many unexpected twists that it had me screaming into a pillow (in a good way!). I really loved that it explained the history behind all of the Egypt references as I would have been completely lost otherwise. I really enjoyed it 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

fionarose96's review

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

sophiab27's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Bullying

am4man's review

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

shannynbarnett17's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This book involved romance, however, it was more following a woman's journey through the acceptance of what her life turned out to be, when she wasn't planning to endure any of what she went through. She looks back on what she could have been if she stuck to her original plan. Accurately looks into the difficulties of marriage, even "good" ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent

heli1403's review

emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Jodi Picoult has done it again. I honestly thought I wouldn't like the book that much because it didn't sound like something I'd be interested in, but I enjoyed every minute because of her flawless writing and story. I waited a lot to get the book in my hands and did not regret it. Totally recommend this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Fatphobia and Pregnancy