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

challenging emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

It took me a long time to get into this book (over 100 pages!) I think it might be the authors language or the skipping through time or having the fig tree have its own perspective but it really took a long time for me to get invested in the love story. But then I didn’t understand Daphne leaving Cyprus for England because her whole character revolves around the island and setting things right on the island. Why would she leave? So it just wasn’t for me. 
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