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Havva'nın Üç Kızı by Elif Shafak

32 reviews

lagaialettrice's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Grief, and Suicide attempt

readingoccasionally89's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, and Death of parent

kutreen's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Even though the first few chapters, with their rich description and seeming aimlessness, felt tedious (although learning about the personality of Istanbul was interesting), I soon found myself tearing through the book to connect the dots between Peri's past and present. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

hanamany's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Suicide, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy

allyemmahaworth's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book is not one for those who like a tidy ending. It leaves room for thinking and consideration and left me feeling I wasn’t quite smart enough too grasp the depth of the discussion of God that it’s constructed around. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

hope_is_reading's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Islamophobia, and Suicide attempt

zatannacomic's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book is very heavy. It’s a book that switches from the present to the past and goes on a trip down memory lane. It’s emotional, painful but honest. It’s a book about wanting closure and asking for forgiveness, while also questioning life and god/religion. 

The writing meanders through Peri’s life as a student and as an adult, but it took a while to really get into the story. I didn’t love how certain plot points were brought up sporadically and were never really explored in depth or were mentioned too late in the book to really make an impact. 

I liked this book, but it’s not on the same level as other books by Elif Shafak. Still I’d recommend this to friends. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt

cpsawcd's review against another edition

reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Torture

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

princessxnicole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide attempt