The Girl in the Tree by Şebnem İşigüzel

The Girl in the Tree

Şebnem İşigüzel with Mark David Wyers (Translator)

366 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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From an award-winning Turkish novelist comes a powerful English-language debut about a girl's coming of age amid violent unrest--and her unexpected escape.A young woman climbs the tallest tree in Istanbul's centuries-old G lhane Park, determined t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 200 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
emotional 66%
sad 66%
challenging 41%
dark 25%
tense 25%
adventurous 16%
funny 16%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
mysterious 8%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 33%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 27%

Strong character development?

No: 41% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 72% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.02

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