I look forward to finding more works of Safak in translation, which includes 9 novels and 4 works of non-fiction | 5 - 4 stars Three Daughters of Eve was my first taste of Elif Shafak's writing and hopefully, it won't be the last |
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Up to the last page | as a human being ——-and capturing an eye view of THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD! That confusion traveled with her to Oxford University |
Generous with her time and loyal to the bone, she befriended these select few with an unflagging commitment and loveThat fateful night after the mugging, a psychic draw three figures on a napkin for Peri.
The city that encompassed seven hills, two continents, three seas, and fifteen millions mouths | |
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The parallels between Peri's own constant conflict - to choose between faith and doubt, and that of Turkey's current political situation is very well done | I found that story line utterly predictable |
But the clash of reason and religion at a university resonated for me and made me think about those professors who were Socratic gadflies for me.
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