This is a wonderful novel, a creation of the mind that can be felt with physical senses, something that is imagined yet it feels so much real, that I felt walking in the cobblestone roads that were mentioned.
Continues... 05 Feb 2010, Nafez Qanadilo
I completed reading the book about two hours ago. I'm having a light flu, hence I'm home for the last three days; which gives me chance to start this book, and finish on the third day. (Not that I didn't aim to read this book before.) Despite its almost 600 pages length, it does not tire you or bore you. I believe, it is the most modest way to call this a 'novel'. It is definitely a piece of art, must take place in your library, it is a must read.
Continues... 05 Feb 2010, cenkk
Interesting, informative and brilliant in style.
Link 03 Feb 2010, pooja
When I finished the pivotal chapter, The Engagement Party, I flung the book down in disgust and vowed to return it to the library immediately.
Then, to my horror and shame, I realized that not reading the book was causing me even more pain than reading the book. My "manly immorality" had dissolved into a mysterious numbness.
Continues... 20 Feb 2010, Kevin Burke
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