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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

Elif Shafak

4.11 AVERAGE

isabellew27's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nickfargher's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

imalwayswrite's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective 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

frankoctopus's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

idadesiree's review against another edition

5.0

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Yeah I’ll just change this to the five star it deserves, I constantly think about this book, especially that ending!

andstar's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional funny informative 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: Complicated

msstwnpks's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gabriellerza's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny 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

aawethevenstar's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What a beautifully poignant book this is. It feels like throughout the novel, each friend is revealed and becomes a finger rising up, forming a hand to hold Leila in friendship and love. What starts as a shockingly sad opening, reveals gems of deep love and care between her friends, culminating in a very powerful conclusion. As always. Elif Shafak brings light to the forgotten, unheard people in ways that not many others can.

millarpa's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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