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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “A writer comes to the Turkish quaint town of Kars to trace his friend’s footsteps during a three-day visit, which coincides with a military coup undertaken by an angry, pent-up actor. The anonymous narrator’s friend, Ka, is an exiled poet who returns after 12 years in Germany to report on a wave...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“The same Pamukish style of writing. The entire description of feelings inside the characters takes up more pages than the actual description of the events and happenings around them. The same masculine style of observing and describing events, and women and life in general.”
surprizezunltd wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Interesting book, a little bit too knotty and extended, though! Religious along with cultural differences make Turkey an amazing but very complex country! 'Snow' shows the Turkish complexity, a country stuck in between two cultures and highly divided in between (a fare too much) materialistic western, and a (too much) fundamentalist Muslim religion and culture. Orham Pamuk, wrote a novel that shows all of this, and built an amazing character, Ka, that embodies all of that complexity and conflict! Not an easy reading!”
Eufémia Santos wrote this review Wednesday, March 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very good story”
Lea Ann B wrote this review Sunday, January 15, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This novel started off extremely well and very poetic, but something was lost in the middle and I felt it kind of lost its power”
Jenna's List wrote this review Wednesday, January 4, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Dense prose, vivid images, tough scenarios from a complex Turkey.”
John Carpenter wrote this review Monday, December 5, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Depressing but magical. It made me wonder and question all sorts of ideas I had had about what life is really like in countries like Turkey. Overall--amazing.”
Serge Jusyp wrote this review Friday, November 25, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book is hard to review... I thought that it was beautifully written, and I can understand why it is considered a fine piece of literature. The book is rich in symbolism, and the themes that the book explores are both contemporary and timeless. Existentialism that delves more into issues of faith.
Kaitlin O wrote this review Tuesday, October 4, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It was really just too long. Ka's life inside his own head drags on for a lot of the book. The book takes place in a sleepy border town, and I felt like my life had been transplanted there for the duration of the book. It just took a really long time to get through. ”“Dread, yearning, identity, intrigue, the lethal chemistry between secular doubt and Islamic fanaticism–these are the elements that Orhan Pamuk anneals in this masterful, disquieting novel. An exiled poet named Ka returns to Turkey and travels to the forlorn city of Kars.”
Laurel B Deloria wrote this review Monday, October 3, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Bellamente escrito, con este libro conoci lo diversa que es la cultura turca y como esta dividida entre las costumbres occidentales y las costumbres musulmanas. Un poco lento al principio y se mantiene con ese ritmo casi todo el tiempo, se debe ser muy paciente para poder terminarlo pero el final es muy satisfactorio.”
Turiboy wrote this review Wednesday, September 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Neige touche à des questions sensibles et confronte nationalistes laïques et islamistes radicaux. Ballotté entre les deux camps, se trouve un journaliste nourri de culture européenne. Ce journaliste s'appelle Ka. Il est aussi poète, et a vécu douze ans en Allemagne. A son retour, un quotidien d'Istanbul l'envoie aux confins de la Turquie, à Kars, petite ville endormie sous un linceul de neige dans l'immensité anatolienne. Sa mission? Couvrir les prochaines élections municipales. Et comprendre pourquoi tant de femmes - voilées pour la plupart -, se sont récemment suicidées...
Vanessa I wrote this review Sunday, September 18, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A Kars, le héros de Pamuk va mener une enquête à haut risque: il y a les conflits des minorités, les menaces des barbus fanatisés, les contre-attaques des ultralaïques et tous ces foulards qui fleurissent dans les écoles. Neige, ce sont tous les tourments de la Turquie actuelle, tous ses drames concentrés dans un roman ”
