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Liked It ““The plot centers around a young engineering student in Istanbul who discovers a "new life" in the pages of a book of the same name. The protagonist is so thrilled by this novel that he sets off in search of the new life it describes, finding a number of other readers who have become similarly...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“1/2 read :(”
shobhasri wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this was the fastest selling books in Turkey ever...my estimation of that country has gone up a lot - so many people have read it and must have "got it".....I find it very well written but ever so strange....will know more once read more, about 1/4 through now....I really enjoyed "My Name is Red" and can understand why Pamuk got the Nobel Prize, excellent writer, he has an extraordinary way with words, it all reads brilliantly if just this little literary brain of mine could keep up with all this greatness :)”
Kerstin L wrote this review Tuesday, September 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved the story not the book.
rakesh k. wrote this review Sunday, May 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Well, I didn't quite like the book as I loved his other works. But I'll blame this to translation as in bits the book was amazing but somehow here n there the language flattered, sometimes it became too dense and sometimes it plainly looked wrong.
The premise of the book is amazing and so is the story, with several layers, and loads of scope for interpretation.
”“Completely bizarre, hard to follow”
Kristeen P wrote this review Saturday, March 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No““The plot centers around a young engineering student in Istanbul who discovers a "new life" in the pages of a book of the same name. The protagonist is so thrilled by this novel that he sets off in search of the new life it describes, finding a number of other readers who have become similarly consumed as well as a few people who seek to destroy the book because of the effect it has its followers. No passages from the book are revealed, and the audience is left to hypothesize about its nature through the actions of the main character and other obsessed readersnovel””
leila ekrami naghsh wrote this review Wednesday, December 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I did not like it. I just finished it because I was forcing myself to
petiteragazza wrote this review Thursday, September 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The story never got me, the character was not interesting...
I wouldn't recommend it.”
“Within a year I probably even won't remember what it was about. The story and the behaviour of the protagonist were totally unconvincing to me. Gibberish, but I finished it and it still could be written worse, so two stars.”
mojedrugieja wrote this review Thursday, August 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A book about obsession and how a book can change your life. This one certainly didn't change my life. To be honest, I don't like it.”
farrokh m wrote this review Tuesday, May 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Too complicated to understand what exactly is happening in this book. I would blame my own intellectual development for my failure to understand it.”
Dr.Sarmad Qureshi wrote this review Monday, April 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I am nearly finished with this book and was quite disappointed with it. It is repetitive and at times tedious. I only stayed with it because it had such promising reviews. How they can compare Pamuk with Borges, Marquez and Kafka is beyond me.”
Christin K wrote this review Saturday, March 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
