bearalston4 's review for:

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Do not understand the hype around this book. Literally found myself crawling to the end. Was interesting learning more about Cypriot history but this book could not decide what it was trying to be. Every chapter written from the perspective of the fig tree was insufferable.