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A review by poojakishinani
Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
4.0
Peri, a young, introverted girl from Istanbul finds herself questioning her beliefs about God when she enrols on a philosophy course at Oxford. I found myself relating to Peri throughout the book - she feels stuck in between those who are fervently religious and those who are confident in their atheism. She feels like an outsider, perpetually confused and uncertain. Her worldview shifts after she meets Azur, a professor teaching a course on God at Oxford.
I enjoyed this book immensely. It's a complex and beautifully woven tale about the search for meaning in a chaotic world, the pursuit of knowledge, and learning to live with your mistakes. My biggest takeaway from this book is that it is futile to cling on to certainty. As Azur put it "Certainty was to curiosity what the sun was to wings of Icarus. Where one shone forcefully, the other couldn't survive. With certainty came arrogance; with arrogance, blindness; with blindness, darknesss; and with darkness, more certainty." It's uncomfortable to rest with uncertainty, especially in a world that constantly eludes our understanding, but the Malady of Certainty only limits our potential to learn, grow, and change.
I enjoyed this book immensely. It's a complex and beautifully woven tale about the search for meaning in a chaotic world, the pursuit of knowledge, and learning to live with your mistakes. My biggest takeaway from this book is that it is futile to cling on to certainty. As Azur put it "Certainty was to curiosity what the sun was to wings of Icarus. Where one shone forcefully, the other couldn't survive. With certainty came arrogance; with arrogance, blindness; with blindness, darknesss; and with darkness, more certainty." It's uncomfortable to rest with uncertainty, especially in a world that constantly eludes our understanding, but the Malady of Certainty only limits our potential to learn, grow, and change.