alee139 's review for:

There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

4.5

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

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Had to suspend disbelief a few times (what kind of teenager reads Nature for fun) but overall a complex and richly woven story. Quite sad.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation