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The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
4.0

๐ŸŒŸ After having heard so much about Elif Shafak, I finally did it and read one of her books, and let me tell you: WOW!

๐ŸŒŸ Not only the writing is divine, but I was amazed by her incredible ability in telling so many stories, from so many different points of view: how amazing it is for a single person to be able to represent so many various feelings and emotions that are so opposite from each other?

๐ŸŒŸ Also, the story alternate past and present, basically giving us not one but two novels all in one. This book is a delight and I devoured it.

๐ŸŒŸ โ€œLittle by little, one turns Forty, fifty, and sixty and, with each major decade, feels more complete. You need to keep walking, though thereโ€™s no place to arrive atโ€