Orhan Pamuk: My Name Is Red

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Rated 4 stars

“I really enjoyed the book because it describes in a very interesting way a culture that is very different from my own. This is what I really liked about the book. I didn't like the characters. There is something wrong with every and each of them - but maybe that's the way Pamuk wanted it to be. The storyline is good, the mystery is a bit too easy to solve, but then again it's just an excuse to show the culture and environment. Overall: really worth reading for anyone interested in muslim...”

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Rated 1 stars

“Somewhere within the 400 odd pages of ramblings about miniature paintings lies a murder mystery about a miniaturist who gets killed on the first page of the book. How very fortunate for him.”

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jen c said:

“I'm almost finished it now - it's a big of a slow going especially since I only read it 20 minutes before bedtime!! It has a very interesting form and structure, a story told in many perspectives. I still haven't guessed the culprit but then again I'm not one of those that tries to spoil endings for myself :). Very, very dense and detailed in places but gives a fascinating indepth view of the world of miniaturists. Having been to Istanbul very briefly I was able to "get" some of the Muslim cultural references but probably not all. I would recommend it.”

posted Monday, September 1 2008

marysued said:

“A friend, who is a designer, just recommended this book to me. Did you like it?”

posted Sunday, July 13 2008 ( | view 1 reply )

asim k said:

“It is a beautiful book to be read, almost in one go.... miniature painting is very common and acknowledged in Asia and partly Europe.... writer has been very elaborate in describing the era and the problems being faced by such artists........excellent book !!!!!”

posted Tuesday, June 3 2008

to-read said:

“Like most people here I also liked this book, but found it a bit dense and heavy at times. One thing I really missed though: a chance to see the paintings described! I don't even know if they are real artworks or only fictions of Pamuk's mind, but I'd love to see an illustrated version of this book.”

posted Friday, April 25 2008 ( | view 1 reply )

elida m said:

“it is not an easy book to read.. but still i am happy I did it. perheaps it is true that muslims can understand it better, but I beleive that such a deep view of a whole society can be given only by a great artist with full knowledges about what it is writing and by someone who has deep feelings.. i liked more the chapter "my name is red". on the other side I see the figure of Shekure as an example of how motherhood can be presented. I beleive that more than her beaty(which is not described in fact), it is her clevereness and sense of practicity that attract anyone's attention. At the end of the book, thinking of her, it brought in my mind first pages of " Year 93" of V.Hygo where motherhood it is explained in a total diferent way, but yet very impresive..”

posted Monday, February 11 2008