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allyemmahaworth's review
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book is not one for those who like a tidy ending. It leaves room for thinking and consideration and left me feeling I wasn’t quite smart enough too grasp the depth of the discussion of God that it’s constructed around.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Islamophobia, Child death, Suicide attempt, Sexism, and Rape
hope_is_reading's review against another edition
challenging
informative
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Islamophobia, and Suicide attempt
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
Another gorgeously written novel from Elif Shafak’s backlist, albeit one that didn’t work as well for me as many of her others due to it’s subject matter. Perri is a young Turkish woman, raised by an non-believing father and a Muslim mother. She herself is fairly confused about her beliefs. She attends university at Oxford where she develops a friendship with two other Muslim woman - Mona who is devout and Shirin, who is very much not. At Oxford she takes a course on God, taught by an unconventional and supposedly charismatic teacher and develops something of an obsession with him. Lots of interesting inter-personal dynamics, commentary on the differences between East and West, as well as some important reminders for western readers about the diversity within the Muslim community and the dangers and limitations of assumptions and stereotyping. Overall there was too much discussion of God and spiritual beliefs for my personal taste. Had it not been Shafak I may have DNF’d but I really enjoy her way with words, the way she structures a story, and her storytelling abilities in general. This may not have been my favourite but it won’t put me off reading more from her backlist or any future releases.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, and Sexual assault
danachiong's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-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
4.5
The pacing in the start might be a bit slow but it's really only to set up the tone of the book. Once you get into the rhythm it's an amazing read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Torture, War, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexism
internationalreads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Classism, Death, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Islamophobia, Animal death, Misogyny, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
ohnoshin's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Torture and Suicide attempt
soljankas's review
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
stunning prose, but the plot seemed a bit disappointing with much of it being built up for 3/4 of the novel with the rest very quickly being revealed towards the end. still would absolutely recommend it just for the writing style
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Islamophobia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Pregnancy
vaniavela's review
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
Peri, a woman with a stable, upper-class life, is over-jumped by an robbery. She is a caring mother, but once upon a time she was a student in Oxford, England. When an old Polaroid snapshot falls out of her expensive handbag during the mugging, all the memories of that time [and of two friendships long gone] come flooding back to her.
This is a slow-paced book, full of rich and realistic descriptions, with which we embark on an exploration of faith, religion and finding our own path.
Three Daughters of Eve is a very philosophical book. I found it interesting to soak in these new perspectives and to meet a character like Peri.
Unfortunately, when I picked up this book, I got carried away with the idea that the friend group would be more important. The title of the book gave me the idea that this story would revolve around them, and their ups and downs, but more than that, we were given an introspection of Peri's life. I don't mention it as a complaint, I loved getting to know her story, but I was expecting more of her friends.
I really recommend this book.
CW: Graphic [Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry] Moderate [Suicide attempt, Torture, Child death] Minor [Animal death, Rape]
This is a slow-paced book, full of rich and realistic descriptions, with which we embark on an exploration of faith, religion and finding our own path.
Three Daughters of Eve is a very philosophical book. I found it interesting to soak in these new perspectives and to meet a character like Peri.
Unfortunately, when I picked up this book, I got carried away with the idea that the friend group would be more important. The title of the book gave me the idea that this story would revolve around them, and their ups and downs, but more than that, we were given an introspection of Peri's life. I don't mention it as a complaint, I loved getting to know her story, but I was expecting more of her friends.
I really recommend this book.
CW: Graphic [Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry] Moderate [Suicide attempt, Torture, Child death] Minor [Animal death, Rape]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Torture, Child death, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape and Animal death
aseel_reads's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
the book was hard to get into at the beginning, the writing style is a stylistic choice that i don't really enjoy (says one sentence for the plot, next paragraph is some side tangent fact and then goes back to the plot), but then i got used to it and i enjoyed the story. was super intrigued about the scandal mentioned in the blurb. so the middle part was great and then the ending... very underwhelming and not at all what i expected. i didn't like how it ended at all. the reader was given expectations and they were definitely not met.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Minor: Rape
ziege's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Suicide attempt