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holly_daze_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death, Child death, Animal death, and War
Minor: Suicide and Abortion
emmagreenwood's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, War, Xenophobia, Animal death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, and Violence
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: War, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Racism, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
merrynthomas's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: War
Moderate: Grief, Racism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, and Death
Minor: Abortion, Suicide, Cancer, Homophobia, and Alcoholism
itsradita's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, War, and Death of parent
Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide attempt
juliamakena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime and Death
Moderate: Violence, Alcoholism, Child death, Homophobia, War, Death of parent, and Grief
kaitlanl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, War, Suicide, Death, and Animal death
siobhanward's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Maybe it's because I know nothing about the history of conflict in Cyprus (which is on me, I probably should know a bit about that), maybe it was the writing style, or maybe this book wasn't my style, because I just didn't get the hype.
I thought the book was fine. It wasn't terrible or anything but I didn't feel engaged and just felt like I was waiting for it to be over. I think there was context that Shafak needed to explain in more detail to get more reader buy-in, because it felt like I was missing something the whole time. The tree's POV was cool, although I felt that I could have used less of it and would have loved to see more from the characters themselves. More show, less tell.
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Homophobia, Xenophobia, and War
wheeistful's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Homophobia, War, Child death, Death, and Violence
natashaball's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence, War, and Mental illness