2.21k reviews for:

The Forty Rules of Love

Elif Shafak

3.87 AVERAGE

wifistrokes's review against another edition

4.5

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

cheves8's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

adiasophia's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

qaid's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

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The narrative that starts the story was banal and uninteresting for me. 

raef's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

suhayla's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

susanbrooks's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It was interesting to learn more about the life of Rumi, but for me, the book had a "faux mystic" vibe.

debby123's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Yes

hannahsoothers's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

catmul83's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes