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lalalaluziie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
I'd give this book 7 stars if I could.
here's what I sent to my friend, who gifted me this book, right after I finished it:
jfc
it's perfect
I love it so much
I want to bathe in her prose
and drink up every story in her brain
I want to wear this book as a coat and sprinkle it in my yogurt
I don't think I could add anything else to convey my feelings. I cannot spin words together we'll enough to truly reflect what this book did to me. Elif, thank you.
here's what I sent to my friend, who gifted me this book, right after I finished it:
jfc
it's perfect
I love it so much
I want to bathe in her prose
and drink up every story in her brain
I want to wear this book as a coat and sprinkle it in my yogurt
I don't think I could add anything else to convey my feelings. I cannot spin words together we'll enough to truly reflect what this book did to me. Elif, thank you.
hannah222_'s review against another edition
4.0
cute
thought the tree having a pov was a bit odd x
cute anyways x
thought the tree having a pov was a bit odd x
cute anyways x
lyviao's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
alee180's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
edenhope's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
rthioknf44's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
yas_sezer's review against another edition
3.0
this book is gorgeously written, filled beautiful, detailed descriptions. the characters, each with their own secrets and stories, are some you grow to love - including meryem, yusuf, yiorgos, and ada.
my heart broke knowing the love story between kostas and defne could not continue and was not going to be present in the later years described in the book, but their history made it worthwhile.
the turkish and greek traditions mentioned throughout felt like home, especially because they are both so similar to each other - what’s the difference really? i loved that this was a big question throughout.
and finally, the fig tree. a lovely narrator. creative idea of how the tree is interconnected to everything and has a great memory.
missing a star because despite all the beauty, i still felt as though there was a little void left in me that the story did not fill. maybe that was the point?
my heart broke knowing the love story between kostas and defne could not continue and was not going to be present in the later years described in the book, but their history made it worthwhile.
the turkish and greek traditions mentioned throughout felt like home, especially because they are both so similar to each other - what’s the difference really? i loved that this was a big question throughout.
and finally, the fig tree. a lovely narrator. creative idea of how the tree is interconnected to everything and has a great memory.
missing a star because despite all the beauty, i still felt as though there was a little void left in me that the story did not fill. maybe that was the point?
jd___'s review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
avandroveby's review against another edition
4.0
randomly got this book from an auntie and wasn’t expecting to get sucked in… LURVE a good historical fiction and was so immersed in the political history and Ada became very close to my heart…. Beautiful in how it centers nature and it’s role in preserving civilization