A review by paulap
The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnović

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

In this book we follow three generations of a family, at the same time as we follow the recent history of Yugoslavia up to present day. The characters were interesting, although not always loveable, and the history was were laid out with all the nuances of religion, ethnicity and nationality and the baggage that each of these carry in that part of the world. It also looks at the quite interesting, even if sometimes unusual circumstances of the relationships of these three generations.