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10 minut i 38 sekund na tym dziwnym świecie by Elif Shafak

25 reviews

anhannani's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

This one has some bits of weak writing, but that its completely made up for the portions which are written beautifully. The beginning and ending in particular have some metaphors and ideas that I am still thinking about. Gave me a powerful understanding of the city of Istanbul.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Transphobia, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

noorjyness's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? No

5.0

Beautiful description of Istanbul the city, and the political trauma it faces. Alongside this, all the characters story's showed a reflection of the city and the sanctuary of making your own family who love you and support your choices

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Islamophobia

yatesis's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Transphobia and Self harm

vampiretree's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Miscarriage, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Addiction, Transphobia, and Self harm

ayten's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book is literally one of my favourite books of all time. Elif Shafak is my favourite author and I can say that this book is my favourite of hers with confidence. I can't really explain but reading this book was an emotional roller coaster. I loved the character Leyla and her friends, it felt like they were real people and I was reading about their life. There are some instances that made me stop reading so I could digest what happened in a scene so I highly recommend checking the content warnings before reading. The storylines made me cry a lot, and cry again when I though how realistic they actually were. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Misogyny

Minor: Ableism