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A review by angelayoung
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
I love The Island of Missing Trees. it is tender, informative (about Cyprus and the Turkish - Greek divisions and civil war), beautifully written and full of imagination ... including the fact that one of the narrators is a Fig Tree (and the Fig Tree's final transformation is heart-warming as well as heart-breaking). The novel has just made the Costa Novel shortlist - may it win, I feel it truly deserves to.