A review by coffeaiene
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

this made me cry too much 
i'm here back, a bit calmer, a little less sniffly. i saw a post a comment on a book review on instagram of this book saying how much they want for this to be adapted as a movie or a tv show, or anything. usually, i'm all onboard for it. but now, if this gets adapted in any way, shape, or form, i would probably die! because if i have to watch yusuf and yiorgos in the tavern, smiling and moving around the starlit night sky, whispering 's'agapo' and 'sana aşığım' to each other under the fig branches, watch yusuf touch the necklace with the cavafy poem while looking at yiorgos, and if i have to see the corpses of yusuf and yiorgos, respectfully, i will simply pass away! 
this was mostly me taking a breather to talk about yusuf and yiorgos, my new favorite book couple. y'all book couples have got NOTHING on my tragic turkish-greek cypriot lovers. 
also i realize how strange that i visited cyprus when i was younger, and that my uncle lived there for years.
 
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