A review by lasunflower
Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. The writing is really good - not too much description, but enough to create beautiful pictures. I really relate to Peri, both in terms of her childhood experience of religion and her confusion with religion  (though I grew up in a half Christian half non religious family rather than Muslim) as well as her timid/quiet nature. I think people who grew up surrounded by religion or who have doubted their faith would particularly enjoy this book.

I definitely need to read it again. I feel like I would be able to pick up even more from this book. I feel like there were almost too much to think about in one read!

I have read some reviews that were not keen on Peri's suicide attempt. I see why, but I think it is also not so much a  surprise than others have suggested. Whilst I did not see it coming, it does make sense. She had been haunted by her brother's death since the death, and she was never a particularly happy person.

I also enjoyed the tension of Azur created by Shafak. It leads you down to suspect him for sexual misconduct and power hunger, but it seems that at the end, even the reader had got the wrong end of the stick. An interesting thought when one considers Azur is hinted at being God, symbolising Peri's relationship with God
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