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A review by jeifa_reads
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
5.0
“We don’t need to hunt for love outside ourselves. All we need to do is to eliminate the barriers inside that keep us away from love” ~~ Elif Shafak, The forty rules of love.
Where do I start from? At the beginning I was hesitant to finish this book I almost put it down to read another book but I found myself flipping the pages and going deeper into it.
Ella is given a task as a part-time reader for a literary agency to read and produce a report on a book titled, “sweet blasphemy” written by Aziz. The book takes us on journey through the book where we meet Shams of Tabriz(my favorite character), a wandering dervish who has decided to live his whole life as a cleric. His unruly character made him an enemy to a lot of religious people. The book also introduces interesting characters in chapters.
The Forty Rules of Love is a beautifully written book which will drag you to the end of the book. It is captivating, mesmerizing and very brilliant. All the themes, faith/religion and love were explored very well.
The forty rules known as The Basic Principles of the Itinerant Mystics of Islam are scattered like gems, hidden in conversations between Shams and anybody who crosses his path.
I wasn’t so invested in Ella and Aziz’s story because the story of Shams and Rumi was of great importance and every minor character makes a major link to the story.
I want to go and on but it will create spoilers. Elif, thank you for this beautiful book. It’s one of my favorites of 2021. I hope you are intrigued?
Where do I start from? At the beginning I was hesitant to finish this book I almost put it down to read another book but I found myself flipping the pages and going deeper into it.
Ella is given a task as a part-time reader for a literary agency to read and produce a report on a book titled, “sweet blasphemy” written by Aziz. The book takes us on journey through the book where we meet Shams of Tabriz(my favorite character), a wandering dervish who has decided to live his whole life as a cleric. His unruly character made him an enemy to a lot of religious people. The book also introduces interesting characters in chapters.
The Forty Rules of Love is a beautifully written book which will drag you to the end of the book. It is captivating, mesmerizing and very brilliant. All the themes, faith/religion and love were explored very well.
The forty rules known as The Basic Principles of the Itinerant Mystics of Islam are scattered like gems, hidden in conversations between Shams and anybody who crosses his path.
I wasn’t so invested in Ella and Aziz’s story because the story of Shams and Rumi was of great importance and every minor character makes a major link to the story.
I want to go and on but it will create spoilers. Elif, thank you for this beautiful book. It’s one of my favorites of 2021. I hope you are intrigued?