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.