A review by mislaid_circus
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I found this book really educating at times, and because of the rich mysticism and cultural references behind it, i would love to say i really enjoyed it, and i've really been thinking about writing this review, but i just found myself getting lost so many times. it could be because of course i needed time to reflect on the tragedies i had just read, but sometimes the fantasy was too much, and i wasn't able to connect all the plot. i especially found the ending a bit weird, i just didn't expect

the dad to be going to jail all of a sudden, though i guess that just explains how awful de iranian situation is.

overall, i'd say there's many things to learn from this book, but focus is highly required and therefore i might reread it in the future.