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A review by jennitarheelreader
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
4.0
I’m going to try my hand at a quick review for this one. I’m grateful I finally tried this author. I own several of her books, and wow, this one is so special. Thanks to Beth for buddy reading it with me.
The Island of Missing Trees is about a teenage girl named Ada, her parents’ young love, and a fig tree.
Yes, the fig tree is one of the narrators, and that is part of its magic. I don’t know how Shafak made that work, but it does in this case.
Ada’s parents are young, in love, and living in Cyprus- one a Turkish Cypriot; the other a Greek Cypriot. A civil war breaks out between the two groups and Kostas and Defne are very much in the middle.
I loved this book and its messages. It’s absolutely huggable. I couldn’t give it the full five stars because I was a little more invested in some of the storylines over others. As a bit of a tree hugger, I loved the voice of the tree. It was refreshing and enlightening, too. I cannot wait to read more of Elif Shafak’s books.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader
The Island of Missing Trees is about a teenage girl named Ada, her parents’ young love, and a fig tree.
Yes, the fig tree is one of the narrators, and that is part of its magic. I don’t know how Shafak made that work, but it does in this case.
Ada’s parents are young, in love, and living in Cyprus- one a Turkish Cypriot; the other a Greek Cypriot. A civil war breaks out between the two groups and Kostas and Defne are very much in the middle.
I loved this book and its messages. It’s absolutely huggable. I couldn’t give it the full five stars because I was a little more invested in some of the storylines over others. As a bit of a tree hugger, I loved the voice of the tree. It was refreshing and enlightening, too. I cannot wait to read more of Elif Shafak’s books.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader