There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak - a special novel

Hi, I'm Milly and this is my vlog which is mainly about books I buy, books I read and the e-books I write.
This latest novel by Elif Shafak is beautiful and at times hard to read. Three timelines and connections that flow like water, like rivers.
Published 8 August 2024
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[@constancecampbell4610]

This reminds me of Cloud Cuckoo Land. Thanks for your video.

[@millysbookshelf2101]

I haven't read that one - would you recommend it?

[@alekwithlove]

Great review! I love this author. I will definitely be reading this when it comes out.

[@millysbookshelf2101]

One of the highlights of the year

[@rororeads]

Yes Milly! Thank you :)

[@millysbookshelf2101]

Such a beautiful read

[@barbarahelgaker390]

Knew there was one coming - now I will defintely get it !

[@millysbookshelf2101]

I adored it - a definite 5* for me

[@alliaayman]

This sounds wonderful Milly, I've been a fan since The Forty Rules and The Bastard of Istanbul and love it in particular when Shafak digs into the ancient cultures and wisdoms of places we don't normally read much about. She brings so much to the English reading audience. Thank you for your enthusiastic review, I think I need a print copy of this one! Claire @Word By Word

[@millysbookshelf2101]

I'm reading '10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World' at the moment. She is an author whose backlist I need to look out for

[@starcapture3040]

Assur bani Baal is one of the greatest kings of the Assyrian empire and he was philosophical king, and thanks to his library we have a copy of the epic of Gilgamesh that go back to 4 thousands years ago in origin. his name in native tongue sounds like this اشور بني بعل . you can hear it on Google translate.

[@millysbookshelf2101]

I still haven’t got around to reading Epic of Gilgamesh-I was going to go straight to it after reading this but never did

[@starcapture3040]

​@@millysbookshelf2101 Oh welcome to the world of Mesopotamia then, Pick Gilgamesh by Sophus Helle. he can read cuneiform and translated it in good way, also Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell is popular one everybody love. on Mesopotamian mythology by Matt Clayton and Inanna by Diane Wolkstein are really good books to comprehend such old culture. although Mesopotamia influenced the Greeks but the Mesopotamian mythology is more true mythology since its stories are full of symbolism connected to rituals rather then folklore or entertainment over re written on papers. they were found on clay tablets the way they are. Epic of Gilgamesh is not long epic but it is full of depth unlike no other. as if it is trying to translate to us what the being is ,and what it is.

[@millysbookshelf2101]

Thank you for this - you've set me a reading list