I must really like books that move along. 200 pages of visiting ex girlfriend and family... Found the book almost impossible to finish. Very disappointing after all the reviews. Wish him well on next book, he has more talent then this one gave.
Link 28 Dec 2009, Donna Whelan
I experienced such vivid emotions while reading the book. It even changed my views on life and relationship between men and women. The first book that touched me so deeply.
Link 27 Dec 2009, Arina Korniychuk
I have enjoyed reading the book immensly. It is the type of book one can go back and reread parts. Seeing Istanbul through Kemal Bey's eyes is a thorough experience. The detail involved in bringing emotions to life, feeling the city and reveal the culture to open, is the novel's greatest achievement. I feel like I could recognize the characters if I saw them in any part of the world. Also the observations that the author makes are universal.
Link 15 Dec 2009, Roz Kohen
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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Orhan Pamuk was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006. You may read his Nobel Lecture: My Father's Suitcase
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