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Honour
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A beautiful, gut-wrenching, multi-generational tale of love and honour that revolves around family values, deeply inscribed cultural misconceptions, dilemma and suffering.
The majority of the story is told through the perspectives of Pembe, her identical twin sister Jamila, her children Iskender, Esma and Yunus, her husband Adem and her lover Elias. While primarily the book deals with the subject of honour killings, it is much more than that. It talks of how culture defines us and the things we do today are a result of inter-generational learning and suppression.
Elif Shafak is a natural storyteller and excels in building realistic characters - it was difficult not to feel compassion for even the most flawed of them. Her vivid storytelling helps you establish an instant connection with them and feel their deepest emotions.
Shafak also brings our focus to issues like racism, immigration crisis, sexism and substance abuse. Despite the seriousness of these topics, Shafak deals with them in an easygoing manner without making it triggering for the readers. Honestly, I'm upset that I only discovered Shafak now when she has been writing for years. I will definitely be adding more of her works to my TBR.
4 beautiful 🌟 for this beauty!
TW: Racism, Domestic Violence, Suicide, Death and Substance Abuse.
The majority of the story is told through the perspectives of Pembe, her identical twin sister Jamila, her children Iskender, Esma and Yunus, her husband Adem and her lover Elias. While primarily the book deals with the subject of honour killings, it is much more than that. It talks of how culture defines us and the things we do today are a result of inter-generational learning and suppression.
Elif Shafak is a natural storyteller and excels in building realistic characters - it was difficult not to feel compassion for even the most flawed of them. Her vivid storytelling helps you establish an instant connection with them and feel their deepest emotions.
Shafak also brings our focus to issues like racism, immigration crisis, sexism and substance abuse. Despite the seriousness of these topics, Shafak deals with them in an easygoing manner without making it triggering for the readers. Honestly, I'm upset that I only discovered Shafak now when she has been writing for years. I will definitely be adding more of her works to my TBR.
4 beautiful 🌟 for this beauty!
TW: Racism, Domestic Violence, Suicide, Death and Substance Abuse.
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Reading Progress
May 21, 2021
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Started Reading
June 9, 2021
– Shelved
June 9, 2021
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Finished Reading
