Review by lasouris - There Are Rivers in the Sky

lasouris 's review for:

There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

5.0

adventurous challenging reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A challenging and informative read. Shafak has woven three beautiful stories across time and geography with a deep sense of hope in darkness.

I appreciate an author who can open doors of enquiry during my reading while still maintaining a strong narrative. Moving from recent history and atrocities through to ancient Mesopotamian mythology, this story is liquid; a river of time and story.

I dipped in and out to learn more about the

Yazidi people and the 2014 genocide

. A heartbreaking event and so recent.

There were moments of lightness, I enjoyed the cameos of

Charles Dickens and John Snow father of epidemiology

. The water imagery also was a delicate and poetic link between the three characters.

A sensitive fictionalisation, with characters I wanted to keep reading.

Content Warnings