The Book of Two Ways: A Novel

Sobbed like crazy starting with Win’s death and leading into the ending. But then the ending…WTF?

The inspiration for The Book of Two Ways first struck more than a decade before author Jodi Picoult actually wrote the book. Her son was majoring in Egyptology at Yale University. She happened to walk by and see him working on a translation of The Book of Two Ways, a road map to the underworld that is more than 4,000 years old. She thought to herself, "Great name for a novel." She discovered that the text is about choices: “The deceased could tak...read more

For my first Jodi Picoult novel, this one was a winner for me. I liked the varying timelines and the way the story unraveled. The chapters / timelines were a tad confusing at times, but in a way that made it more intriguing not less accessible. I loved the aspects of history and egyptology in this. It was a heartwarming resolution

Sometimes, when I'm reading a book, I start writing the reivew before I finish reading. I only had a few sentences put down for this book by the time I got close to the end, which is good, because I had to scrap them. In other words, this book is not what it seems. It's even better.

After surviving a plane crash, the airline offers to fly Dawn wherever she wants to go. Does she choose to return to her daughter and husband of fifteen years, or ...read more

Love Jodi Picoult. Such an amazing story teller and she does her research.