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

reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A fragmented glimpse into intergenerational trauma that uses parallel timelines to explain a complicated human narrative through an ecological lens. Occasionally rambling and extremely slow-paced but written with lyrical prose. Biggest pet peeve: the author is too explicit when drawing comparisons between the human and the arboreal!
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