A review by meera01
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

I had high expectations going into this book and I was disappointed. I didn't dislike it but I found myself bored often because a lot of the book was predictable and I did not think the author brought anything original to this except have a fig tree as a character. So, of course, that is what I liked the most about the book and prevented it from being a 2-star read. I don't know if I had read it instead of listening, I would have liked it more. In my opinion, the narration was uneven. For the heavy themes that were covered in this novel, I should have been more engaged but I was not attached to any of the human characters, except maybe Miriam.