Booker Booktalk #3 // 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World

Clio here, unconsciously matching the color of the book I'm reading ;)
I'm bringing you the third in a series. I'm working my way through the Booker Prize Shortlist of 2019.
At this point I've done a video on:
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
• Booker Booktalk #1 - T...
Girl,Woman,Other by Bernardine Evaristo
• Booker Booktalk #2 Gi...
Today's talk is on Elif Shafak's 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World.
I hope you enjoy.
Definitely let me know if you've read the book what your thoughts are and if you have a preference, which other booker prize nominee you want me to read next.
My social media:
- Goodreads account: / bemuzed
- Instagram handle: bemuzedbookworm
- Twitter: / bemuzedb

[@thelifeandtimesofjames4273]

Your grasp of literature is most impressive. Do you always study the subject as you read? Can you still get lost in it all?
One vote for the cities in literature please.🥳

[@BemuzedBookworm]

I get great joy out of critically engaging with the text. I sometimes read certain things (mainly romance) just for the escapism, but those will never get a 5 star from me because I'll always feel like sth is missing because they tend to not have a lasting impression.
But enjoyment while reading is definitely an important factor. I just get a lot of my enjoyment out of examining the layers to the text.

[@rawenkamaran9239]

I'm confused who's layla's father?
If harun is the father then why she calls him uncle? (I guess harun has 2 wives binnaz and suzan) why doesn't Layla call binnaz step mother instead of auntie??????
(SOMEONE ANSWER ME PLEASE 🥺)

[@BemuzedBookworm]

AS far as I remember harun is the father, he ahs two wives and pretends that Leyla is the daughter of one while she's actually the daughter of the other. Not sure why they use uncle/aunt, can be a cultural thing?