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40 Rules of Love

Elif Shafak

3.87 AVERAGE

toastedbagels's review against another edition

1.0

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vnessa_angelina's review against another edition

3.25

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The chapters are short (1-4pages ea), the alternating POV carried the narrative well, but I found it quite slow and at times bland. For a quick read, it was fine.

thebibliomaniac_27's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aya777's review

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mary_yankulova's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 ⭐️

Години наред отлагах четенето на Елиф Шафак. Сякаш усещах, че не съм готова да се потопя в световете на книгите и. Винаги съм била убедена, че първата ми среща с нея ще е именно “Любов”.

По стечения на обстоятелствата първите две нейни книги, които прочетох бяха “Островът на изгубените дървета” и “18 минути и 38 секунди в този измислен свят”, като и двете страшно много ми харесаха, а във втората потънах изцяло. Елиф Шафак има потенциал да се превърне в любим автор!

Мисля, че не бях подготвена за това, което ме очаква в “Любов”. Убедена бях, че буквално ще се влюбя в книгата, но не се получи така и причината е само една. Сюжетната линия от 13 век и историята на Шамс и Руми. Аз не обичам притчи, философия, религия, мистицизъм и дълги и пространни размисли в книгите. Това ми дойде твърде много и е причина за оценката ми.

Без грам съмнение ще продължа да чета Шафак, защото много ми харесва как пише и смятам следващата нейна книга да е “Чест”.

ahsansenan's review against another edition

2.0

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I find this book completely devoid of substance. There may be four different levels in which the quran can be read, according to Shams-i-Tabriz, but only one shallow and vacuous level in which The Forty Rules of Love can be read.

mehr's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

yayay's review

4.75

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

manalll's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

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One of the best novels I've read so far, I'm literally in love with it, I don't have words to describe what it made me feel and how it changed the way I think and see the world, I'm so grateful I came across this book.

iqra_saif's review against another edition

3.0

reflective tense medium-paced