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The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

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lizmorano's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Set in Cyprus and London, every other chapter is told by a fig tree. It's the story of a Greek man and Turkish woman who fall in love secretly. How does the past history of our ancestors effect our future ?

elizdancer's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad

3.75

the_red_one's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-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? Yes

4.5

mackenzieabraham's review

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4.0

4.5 stars rounded down

megn317's review against another edition

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1.0

Couldn’t get into it like others who loved it. It was too choppy and all over the place for me. I love a good story that weaves itself together but this one didn’t work.