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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “"For the sake of a delightful and convincing story, there isn't a lie Orhan wouldn't deign to tell" - - I couldn't help but wonder whether Pamuk was poking fun at himself in this closing line of "My Name is Red." The novel's setting is 16th century Istanbul, during the reign of Ottoman Sultan...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“amazing work.a portal to another world,past n history”
fahim abbas wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Though it took me ages to finish this book, I absolutely loved the literary style in which this book is crafted. It is so original. Simply brilliant. It totally justifies Orhan's Nobel prize.”
Honey Digra wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Orhan Pamuk really understands about turkish culture , arts , feelings .... AND MUCH MORE!”
GIPA R wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was a difficult read as meant a lot of concentration into the numerous stories within almost each chapter. I was angry at the end because the mystery which was maintained until the penultimate chapter was revealed unlike most mysteries and I felt I was tricked into trying to remember all the lengthy stories about different characters.
Chandrashekar Gangaraju wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
But it was however very very rich with details particularly about taboo issues in the 16th century muslim world. It indirectly highlighted how social contructs change and that certain concepts can have different interpretations.
The author's style was unique, almost as if each character is vying to get the reader's attention separately as if in a play where actors are trying to prove themselves with histrionics apart from whats in the text of the play. ”
“Greatest murder mystery ever (Turkish minaturist style)”
Bryce W wrote this review Thursday, October 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“read it in Arabic! what a lovely book!”
mohammed a wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really an amazing book, the writing is so superb. ”
Book Rat wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“'My name is Red' is innovative in many ways; not only because it has many subjects - both animate and inanimate - conversing with reader in first person in seemingly effortless change of tones and perspectives but also because of the finesse with which Orhan Pamuk handles the oft-repeated theme of clash of civilizations on an eternal battleground of Turkey where Europe and Middle East jostle noisily with each other. Having said that, the book did appear rambling at times and was bit of a drag at places. The details with which the paintings and illustrations of old masters were described became bit repetitive for me and if not for an seemingly innocuous but astute observational sentence that would appear uncannily at times, I'd have been tempted to speed-read through middle section. All in all, a book worth a read if you can attune yourself to its somewhat languid pace. ”
Nandan Hodavdekar wrote this review Saturday, September 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“a gud book about the ancient art of miniature making at the time of ottoman empire..mixed witha somwat mediocre crime scenario.the scenes of husrev and shirin are explained with attention to detail.but beware its quite slow in pace,and somtime u wish the book was over......... but at the end a nice book to be sure of raisin ur interst in art of the ancient franks and ottomans.”
renjit wrote this review Tuesday, September 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Michael the Bookworm wrote this review Friday, September 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
- beautifully written
- characters and the milieu evocatively created
- the varying points of view are handled very well
- a rich cast of characters and a strong sense of place
- the religious and artistic controversies were interesting
Negatives
- lack of sympathetic characters. Eventually, I wasn't so bothered about who the murderer was - it didn't seem to matter. Ultimately, as noted above, I felt that Shekure was effectively planted at the centre of the story. Black having been the main character up to that point.”
