| The book touches on some of the big questions of life is there a god? Nevertheless, I found it a compelling read, in spite of its imperfections | |
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| It takes place in 2016 on a spring day in Istanbul |
the last 30 or so pages might have your mind spinning with thoughts! Shirin is a boisterous Iranian, while Mona is a feminist Muslim from Egypt.
5| My second problem was the patronising narration in Oxford parts | Her father has a water downed version |
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| Still, while I never warmed to Peri or her story, I still found Shafak's prose to be lovely and I always appreciate her dynamic portrayal of Istanbul | Azur comes across as a megalomaniac, self-obsessed lecturer who cannot use questioning techniques to help his students |
"I was always in that limbo between yes and no.