Last Train to Istanbul | 
pickThis should have been better. Translates (slightly stiltedly I felt) from Turkish this is the story of a handful@of brave Turkish diplomats and their efforts to move Jewish Turks out of occupied France, going as far as issuing passports to non Turkish Jews additionally. What the booked missed was a really strong protagonist and a parallel sorry about the sister of one of the travellers added little #bookedintime #pantone2023 a soft pick
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!
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pickMy love for WWII books started with Anne Frank. Since then I bet I‘ve read hundreds. Now I look for those that focus on the uncommonly told stories like this one about Jews in Turkey and how the government of Turkey helped Jews escape from Nazi-occupied France. Kulin centers the story on two Muslim Turkish sisters and their families. Audio narration is awful.
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Reading plan for the week and must say I‘m happy to have one. January was a reading struggle. Hope CSPAN doesn‘t get in my way ...
Last Train to Istanbul for #readingasia #turkey
Mudlark for #nonfictionnerds
The Language of Threads for #readingasia #hongkong
The Light Between Oceans for #booked2021 #setinaustralia
Wringer for 🤷🏼♀️ but reading with my grandkid so 👏🏻🤗
#weeklyforecast
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Last month's #Trymysnacks box was from #Turkey. So I chose Last Train to Istanbul as my book to go along with the theme. I learned that Turkey took in Jews during the Holocaust. It's an excellent historical fiction novel for anyone interested in World War II fiction. My favorite snack was the Bissli Remix.
pickFinished this one this morning. At first I was afraid it would be documentary-like about strategies in WW2, but as it progressed, I got more and more involved with the characters. It made me aware of how dire the situation was for Jews all over Europe during the war. It was very enlightening. Also, it is #11 on my #BookSpinBingo and that means I have a B-I-N-G-O!!!
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Book 6 #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
1 book off from a row #jubilantjuly @Andrew65
#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen
Finish tagged & The Historian for #jubilantjuly goal
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pickThe translation makes the writing really good. I assume and hope that it was true to the original. The story centers around a family from Turkey focusing on the daughters/sisters during the 1940s. One marries a Turkish diplomat and the other a Jewish man and leaves to live in Paris. When Paris is occupied the couple must flee. The Turkish gov though demands that the Nazis allow anyone you Turkish passports to be allowed to leave and go to Turkey.
I didn‘t want to get out of bed today. It was 71 with 95% humidity at 8 am this morning. There was no way I was going to a walk in that mess. It would be like walking and breathing in chowder. I will do some yoga today though. I stayed in bed and had Alexa read to me and browsed Pinterest.
Got up early to get my walk done trying to avoid much of the heat. I‘m missing the heat but not the humidity 😲 and a shorter walk it will be! #bfcr2
I‘m still enjoying this book it was well translated, I‘d say written but I‘m not sure how well it flows in its native/original language.
I‘m enjoying this book. I picked it up when Amazon had their World Book giveaway, the audio was only a few dollars and the ebook was free. It‘s not history heavy or emotionally heavy, at least not yet. It is a good walking book for me. The story is interesting but then I read a lot of books that revolve around Jews during WWII.
Lots of airplanes in the sky today because there is an air show at our little airport. The sun is really warm this morning. #Bfcr2
pickThe last part of the story, the train ride, really had me captivated. What I liked about the book was the setting; Turkey and France; the time period, World War II; and religion, Muslim and Judaism. But I also thought it was a romanticized view of the Holocaust. The author's note at the end did reveal she did a fair amount of research for the book. Overall glad to have read the book.
I'm starting to read this #book today #croatianedition nice#bookcover📚💞📚💗#historicalfiction#readingchallange2019🏵
I liked the way this book's name- The last train to Istanbul- was written among red bordered flowers. Turning the book over, I couldn't help taking the book, after reading the twisted opening plot.
A wonderful book with a high tension filled plot, clever placings of stories, and an easy language. Though sometimes I felt irritated at the lack of intense words in showing heavy emotions. But still the clear language is an asset most of the time.
pickHistorical Fiction on the Holocaust is fascinating. I enjoyed Sarah's Key and Those Who Save Us. Ill be reading All The Light We Cannot See next. The Turkish perspective of Last Train is something I was not aware of and I'm grateful to gain insight. At times this book is choppy and disjointed. Still a page turner and thought provoking. I also appreciate the fact that the Muslim people have a chance to be the good guys.
Very interesting read and right up my alley. Intersection of Muslims and Jews during The Holocaust gives me new perspective on my own personal worldview.
pickIt took me awhile to get invested in this story. Whether the author or the translator is responsible I‘m not sure, but there was more « telling » and less « showing » which made it seem less real. But after the half-way mark it either improved or I didn‘t care anymore and the story took over. It‘s a perspective on WWII that I had no knowledge of, and an important story about doing the right thing in difficult times. #readaroundtheworld
First one up and enjoying this view. But it‘s too windy to read my print book out on the deck, so back to the tagged ebook.😀
I started a new eBook at lunch today. This was a freebie on Amazon for read around the world day.
pickWhat an interesting slice of history that I knew nothing about. A solid work of historical fiction, that did a good job of telling this true story through the lives of one family, especially focusing on the women of said family. There were a handful of side narratives, that didn't really contribute much to the overall story, but it's still a pick for me.
pickAmazon World Book Day 3/9
Definitely my favorite of the lot so far. When I first started the book I was expecting more about an exciting train ride through German occupied Europe. What it actually is is more of a drama akin to Tolstoy. The lives of people in Turkey and France intermingle in the wake of Hitler‘s control of France. It‘s a very fascinating perspective of WWII that I had yet to experience and highly recommend!
Amazon gave away nine books for world book day. This month I #will be living in a place that has no internet and little to none cell signal. So my goal is to read all nine. Two down. Seven to go.
Kindle Deal Alert! In celebration of #WorldBookDay they have 9 books in translation available for free through April 24th.
Anyone ready any of these titles?
1. The Light of the Fireflies
2. Ten Women
3. A River in Darkness
4. The House by the River
5. Still Waters
6. The Great Passage
7. Last Train to Istanbul
8. The Gray House
9. The Question of Red
https://www.amazon.com/article/read-the-world?ref_=apubna_pr_if_10006_ul_4_1_180...
Amazon is giving away 9 free books from around the world for World Book Day. I just grabbed them all!
so-soHaving read the context, I had high hopes for this very book. But it just goes on to disappoint me. Too many loop holes in the book, with many unanswered questions at the end.
I haven't actually read this one yet; I gave it as a Christmas gift to my MIL, and she finished it when she was visiting in January and then left it for me to read...so it's like I inadvertently gave myself a Christmas gift? 🤔Works for me! 😃📚#flowersoncovers #feistyfeb
Ever since I went to Istanbul last year, I've been wanting to read this one! Anyone else read it? #setineasterneurope (also could count as set in Asia) #photoadaynov16
pick3.75 out of 5 stars. A historical fiction novel based on Turkey's attempts to rescue their citizens from German occupied France during World War II.
#planestrainsandautomobiles #photoadaynov16
Planes: a YA romance that takes place on a trans-Atlantic flight
Trains: a Turkish historical fiction about helping people escape the Nazi regime
Automobiles: a group of women road trip to convince a publisher to NOT publish a book one of them had written
panI didn't get on with this book. To be honest I find I'm the same with all translations. Probably an excellent book in it's own language but I personally felt the translator let it down.
bailedI really had high hopes but it was taking forever to get to the point and then when I thought we reached it we went in another direction. 😟
