3.8k reviews for:

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

Elif Shafak

4.11 AVERAGE

sweetreads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful 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

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This was heartbreaking yet hopeful. A beautiful story about found family. My only complaint is that the tone of the book changed dramatically in the last 30%, which is found a bit jarring.

ksaphire's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny mysterious 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

clevergirl63's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

emmtg's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

keet5000's review against another edition

2.0

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i feel like the translation didnt do it justice and a lot of rlly uninspiring metaphors/comparisons

georginareadsabook's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

izzyaceofhearts's review against another edition

4.5

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Loved it loved it. Glorious and heartbreaking. Lost its heartbeat a little 3/4 of the way through but a delicious ending so all is forgiven x 

y_heidi's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad 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

patronius's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

joanna7's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional sad slow-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