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The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

3.0

When a book has good reviews I often love it, but this time not completely. Some parts where the fig tree is explaining things about insects and nature were slow paced and didn’t keep my attention. I think it’s partly because I listened to the audiobook most of the time and the Dutch version isn’t narrated so lively, my mind wandered off a lot. I did love to learn more about the history and culture of Cyprus and loved the way Ada (the daughter of the main characters) learns more about her family, her roots and herself, and how she gets closer with her dad and aunt along the way.