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A review by bookwarmm
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
4.0
I very much enjoyed reading this book! Even though it deals with many difficult topics and revolves around a number of people living very difficult lives full of trauma and sorrow, the writing, the characters and the plot of this book felt so cozy and warm to me (I do not really know how to explain it properly), maybe it was the feeling of being able to identify with each of the protagonists who all formed this loving friend group of outsiders. Though each of the main characters are very unique and different from one another, they have this shared quirkiness that holds them together like a very strong rope that wont ever break even though it is put to the test many of times. Reading this book felt to me like being a part of this very warm community of the different friends.
While this book provided me with this great sense of comfort, it also deals with topics, such as mental health, LGBTQ+, sex work, etc. that are very close to my heart and in my opinion very important to be talked about in literature for more than just educational purposes. On the other hand Elif Shafak did a great job at teaching me personally about the history and present times of a country and a city I never gave that much thought to other than knowing many people in my home country go there for vacation and me only having a remote knowledge of the of the current political situation there.
The ending of the book was so beautiful and relieving in my opinion even though i can imagine not everyone might think this.
I only gave this book four stars cause it took me a while to really get into the book and I sometimes had some difficulties concentrating on all the topics and different side stories which is quite a pity from my side.
(I apologize for my english mistakes!)
While this book provided me with this great sense of comfort, it also deals with topics, such as mental health, LGBTQ+, sex work, etc. that are very close to my heart and in my opinion very important to be talked about in literature for more than just educational purposes. On the other hand Elif Shafak did a great job at teaching me personally about the history and present times of a country and a city I never gave that much thought to other than knowing many people in my home country go there for vacation and me only having a remote knowledge of the of the current political situation there.
The ending of the book was so beautiful and relieving in my opinion even though i can imagine not everyone might think this.
I only gave this book four stars cause it took me a while to really get into the book and I sometimes had some difficulties concentrating on all the topics and different side stories which is quite a pity from my side.
(I apologize for my english mistakes!)