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A review by yas_sezer
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
3.0
this book is gorgeously written, filled beautiful, detailed descriptions. the characters, each with their own secrets and stories, are some you grow to love - including meryem, yusuf, yiorgos, and ada.
my heart broke knowing the love story between kostas and defne could not continue and was not going to be present in the later years described in the book, but their history made it worthwhile.
the turkish and greek traditions mentioned throughout felt like home, especially because they are both so similar to each other - what’s the difference really? i loved that this was a big question throughout.
and finally, the fig tree. a lovely narrator. creative idea of how the tree is interconnected to everything and has a great memory.
missing a star because despite all the beauty, i still felt as though there was a little void left in me that the story did not fill. maybe that was the point?
my heart broke knowing the love story between kostas and defne could not continue and was not going to be present in the later years described in the book, but their history made it worthwhile.
the turkish and greek traditions mentioned throughout felt like home, especially because they are both so similar to each other - what’s the difference really? i loved that this was a big question throughout.
and finally, the fig tree. a lovely narrator. creative idea of how the tree is interconnected to everything and has a great memory.
missing a star because despite all the beauty, i still felt as though there was a little void left in me that the story did not fill. maybe that was the point?