Reviews

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

siobhan_catherine's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

livsbookmark's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

5.0

_cait's review against another edition

4.0

Very beautifully written, a little predictable in some areas, but not in others. I loved the tree narration, and the aunt. Great story ❤️

minslieu's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

syan22's review against another edition

2.0

a bit too melodramatic for me but i enjoyed the mini history lessons scattered throughout about cyprus. had literally no idea about anything about cyprus prior to this book...

rosie_jessica24's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

madipane's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed the story but found the chapters from the tress perspective difficult to get in to. 

kaleidos_kop's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? No

4.5

talialee123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

zezeki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Abortion, Death of parent, and War