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The Girl in the Tree
by Şebnem İşigüzel
E-ARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book is my first experience in reading a Turkish literature translation. And I should say that I had a good experience in reading this book.
The narrator of this book was a girl who thought that she could live in a tree. The narrator introduces herself as ‘The Girl in the Tree’ to the readers as she doesn’t want to use her name.
This girl believes that the world is made up of stories and we all are other people’s stories. She narrates her life through the stories of other people in her life. First few chapters of the book were confusing. But the story picks up its pace after a few chapters.
As I am not a native Turkish speaker, I hope that the translation did its justice to the original book. The book is full of dynamic women who face life in their own style. The women of this book are enigmatic and inspiring.
The writing style was immaculate which is an added bonus. Also, I like the way the story progresses and ends.
I do have a few things bothering about this book.
Why does a girl have to live in a tree? Is there no other way to escape from reality?
What did she learn from the stories of other women in her life?
The character development is absent or I couldn’t sense it.
The girl in the tree is distracted, confused, ingrate and repeating the things again and again and again. After a point of time, I can’t cope with her.
The beginning of the book is vague and confusing.
Apart from these, this book is a pretty good read which has a lot of women and talks about the importance of mental health. At last, I fell in love with this book which is unexpected. I love this book because it is challenging to read. I learned many new words. I also got an insight into Turkish culture ( a little though).
My Recommendation:
I would recommend this book for a hardcore literature fan or to the people who like to read challenging books.
My Rating:
Character development-3/5
Plot development-3/5
Quality of writing-5/5
Pace of the story-3.5/5
Thought Provoking-4/5
Overall-3.5/5
This book is my first experience in reading a Turkish literature translation. And I should say that I had a good experience in reading this book.
The narrator of this book was a girl who thought that she could live in a tree. The narrator introduces herself as ‘The Girl in the Tree’ to the readers as she doesn’t want to use her name.
This girl believes that the world is made up of stories and we all are other people’s stories. She narrates her life through the stories of other people in her life. First few chapters of the book were confusing. But the story picks up its pace after a few chapters.
As I am not a native Turkish speaker, I hope that the translation did its justice to the original book. The book is full of dynamic women who face life in their own style. The women of this book are enigmatic and inspiring.
The writing style was immaculate which is an added bonus. Also, I like the way the story progresses and ends.
I do have a few things bothering about this book.
Why does a girl have to live in a tree? Is there no other way to escape from reality?
What did she learn from the stories of other women in her life?
The character development is absent or I couldn’t sense it.
The girl in the tree is distracted, confused, ingrate and repeating the things again and again and again. After a point of time, I can’t cope with her.
The beginning of the book is vague and confusing.
Apart from these, this book is a pretty good read which has a lot of women and talks about the importance of mental health. At last, I fell in love with this book which is unexpected. I love this book because it is challenging to read. I learned many new words. I also got an insight into Turkish culture ( a little though).
My Recommendation:
I would recommend this book for a hardcore literature fan or to the people who like to read challenging books.
My Rating:
Character development-3/5
Plot development-3/5
Quality of writing-5/5
Pace of the story-3.5/5
Thought Provoking-4/5
Overall-3.5/5