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A review by tsoutham
Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
The book flips back and forth between 2002 and 2016, the main character a women from Turkey studying at Oxford and then back in Turkey with a husband and children. In her childhood, as a young woman, and later as a wife and mother she is visited by a jinni. Magic sustains her and is present for her biggest transformations.
She is afraid to share her jinni experiences with either her zealously religious mother or her science-minded father, and finally finds a professor to share them with. However neither he nor later her husband or daughter can help her with navigating a third path until the night of the party.
This is a close as I will get to a thriller because the subject matter is captivating, the character well-explored and authentic and the questions are of our time certainly.
She is afraid to share her jinni experiences with either her zealously religious mother or her science-minded father, and finally finds a professor to share them with. However neither he nor later her husband or daughter can help her with navigating a third path until the night of the party.
This is a close as I will get to a thriller because the subject matter is captivating, the character well-explored and authentic and the questions are of our time certainly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Self harm