The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult will be a big hit
for readers with a strong interest in the ancient civilization of Egypt. For
me, the book was too heavy in detail about that aspect. I had to drill down to
the story of Dawn Edelstein who was shaken to the very core when she survived a
plane crash that made her question if her choices in life had been the right ones.
Was her choice to marry Brian, have a daughter, live
in Boston, and become a death doula the right decision? Or should she have
stuck with her education to be an archaeologist and work with Wyatt in Egypt to
complete her research about The Book of Two Ways, a map of the afterlife?
Within the story are these BIG questions: what does a
well-lived life look like, what do we leave behind when we die, do we make
choices or do that make us, and who would you be if you had picked another path
when you were making life choices?
The book is well researched and well written as one
comes to expect with a Jodi Picoult book. Picoult has always been one of my
go-to authors. I especially have enjoyed the twists she gives in her
conclusions to her books. My favorite book was My Sister’s Keeper. Picoult
lives with her family in New Hampshire.
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