I understand that she was supposed to encapsulate the confusion and frustration of agnosticism but it comes to something when you find yourself genuinely annoyed at a character’s repeated and predictable behaviour.
I didn’t really get on with the main character, Peri, as I found her a little wet and annoyingly indecisive. Spoiler: these are the titular three daughters of Eve. The themes Shafak writes about: religion, faith, difference in opinion between the two, really resonated with the themes of my own writing, so it was really interesting to see how she dealt with them through the narrative, and how she portrayed opposing views of characters. It was actually a really enjoyable experience to listen to the book, as I am a super fast reader who often skims bits (sorry, I know) and there was something nice and leisurely about taking the time to really engage and think about the material whilst in the middle of the story. But I had a deadline to read this book, and with a free Audible credit and a lot of time commuting and pottering where I liked to listen to podcasts, etc., listening to Three Daughters of Eve was the perfect opportunity to complete it before I attended an event with Shafak herself for Jewish Book Week.
Is it cheating to listen to a book instead of reading it? I’ve always somehow counted it as morally wrong in typical snooty bookworm style.
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