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11 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780241373941
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 06 June 2019
Description
In this lyrical, exuberant follow-up to her 2007 novel, The Bastard of Istanbul, acclaimed Turkish author Elif Shafak unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives—one contemporary and the other set in the thirteenth century, when Rumi encountered h...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,063 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
inspiring 62%
hopeful 41%
adventurous 26%
informative 26%
mysterious 24%
sad 21%
challenging 15%
relaxing 13%
lighthearted 9%
tense 6%
dark 3%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Murder, ViolenceModerate
Death, Terminal illness, CancerMinor
Eating disorder, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship
11 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780241373941
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 06 June 2019
Description
In this lyrical, exuberant follow-up to her 2007 novel, The Bastard of Istanbul, acclaimed Turkish author Elif Shafak unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives—one contemporary and the other set in the thirteenth century, when Rumi encountered h...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,063 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
inspiring 62%
hopeful 41%
adventurous 26%
informative 26%
mysterious 24%
sad 21%
challenging 15%
relaxing 13%
lighthearted 9%
tense 6%
dark 3%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Murder, ViolenceModerate
Death, Terminal illness, CancerMinor
Eating disorder, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship