Kate’s 2¢: “The Book of Two Ways” by Jodi Picoult

“The Book of Two Ways” by Jodi Picoult

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   There are a lot of time jumps throughout the story. I think it begins with Dawn, a.k.a. Olive, as a novice archeologist/Egyptologist working on a dig withan experienced Egyptologist, Wyatt, with whom she has a love-hate, competitive relationship. After she is called home to care for her dying mother, she becomes an end-of-life Doolah and marries Brian. From there the story narrative floats in and out of realities until the non-ending.  

   I don’t like the ending of this book. I think it called “open ended”, but, IMHO, perhaps the author can’t make up her mind as to which way her characters want to go. I have the perfect ending to this book, which would still allow a sequel to the story, but I’d rather not say what it is. I don’t want to prejudice your perfect ending. (How is that for an open end ending?!)

Jodi Linn Picoult was born on May 19, 1966 in Nesconset on Long Island in New York. Picoult’s family moved to New Hampshire when she was 13. Although she left New Hampshire for college and her early jobs, she settled there again as a married woman to Timothy Warren van Leer since November 18, 1989. She currently lives in Hanover, New Hampshire with her husband, Tim Van Leer, and their three children, Sammy, Kyle and Jake.

   Picoult is a writer, known for My Sister’s Keeper (2009), Change of Heart and Vanishing Acts.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Picoult, Jodi. Reading time not available.

Read by MaryBeth Wise.

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Dawn Edelstein is on a plane when they are told to prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her current life. After Dawn miraculously survives the crash, her two possible futures unspool side by side. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2020.

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