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Moss_Croft
My Name Is Red | Orhan Pamuk
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lil1inblue
My Name Is Red | Orhan Pamuk
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Pickpick

Short description: The book begins with a murder in Istanbul 1591. The aftermath is told from the perspective of several sometimes unreliable narrators.

But it's so much more complex. It explores art history and cultural history. It explores the influence of the West on the Ottoman Empire. It's creative, ambitious, and quite simply a masterpiece. The quote above is from my favorite chapter.

I read this for a personal #readtheworld challenge.

Ruthiella I read this last year. It is so very layered! 2mo
lil1inblue @Ruthiella I'm still in awe. What a great read. 😍 2mo
Leftcoastzen I need to read this one. 2mo
lil1inblue @Leftcoastzen It's worth it! I hope you like it as much as I did. 🥰 2mo
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KCofKaysville
Bastard of Istanbul | Elif Shafak
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Finally finished colorful book about Turkish-Armenian family connections. Some magic realism included. Has food and culture and family secrets both in US and Istanbul. Quite different from what I usually read. Will likely read more from her.

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KCofKaysville
Bastard of Istanbul | Elif Shafak
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Now I will start this book and if I like it will read more of hers.

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Ruthiella
My Name Is Red | Orhan Pamuk
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Pickpick

I‘m ever so slowly making my way through my #10BeforetheEnd stack.

This was a dense and thought provoking read. Translated from the Turkish and set in the 16th century during the Ottoman Empire, this reflects a culture which is largely unknown to me. It does have a murder mystery as its overarching plot, but that‘s just a framework used to delve into larger philosophical questions about art and religion.

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Ruthiella
My Name Is Red | Orhan Pamuk
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#WhereAreYouMonday

This Monday finds me in 16th century Istanbul among the scribes, miniaturists, gilders, and other artists of the empire who have been commissioned to create book which will also be a work of art for the sultan. Only 50 pages in, but definitely getting The Name of the Rose vibes.

bookandbedandtea Every time I see a mention of this book I think it sounds good. 5mo
Ruthiella @bookandbedandtea It has been on my list for ages. 5mo
BiblioLitten Ohhh!! I loved this book when I read it years ago. Death is a narrator, I believe. 5mo
Ruthiella @BiblioLitten Each section is narrated by a different character, but yes, there is one narrated by Death. It‘s such a dense historical and philosophical book, it‘s taking me ages to read it. 5mo
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GinaKButler
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So, @Kelly326 and I decided to DNF our Q3 chunkster…we‘re going to use the rest of that time to read this instead!

@Amiable

Amiable Looks interesting! 7mo
Kelly326 And ended up not finishing this one either… 7mo
GinaKButler @Kelly326 @Amiable 200+ pages was a valiant effort! 7mo
Amiable @GinaKButler @Kelly326 They can‘t all be winners, I guess! 7mo
Kelly326 I guess not to shabby in the few years we have been doing the chunksters, this is our 1st DNF. 7mo
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Texreader
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Armanoush (Amy), an American Armenian teen, travels to #Turkey to learn more about her family. She befriends Asya and her family of kooky but wonderful aunts—each of whom must come to grasps with Amy‘s harsh family‘s past due to the slaughter and ouster of Armenians. The book reveals a delicious commonality between the cultures: food. A bit of mysticism helps tell this story. Amy‘s broken family in America don‘t know she‘s made this trip. The ⬇️

Texreader underlying story back in America is good but I felt like there was a missed opportunity for a more meaningful conclusion to it. A good book I absolutely recommend, for the references to the food, the history of the Armenian genocide, or just a good story. #foodandlit 8mo
Catsandbooks ❤️🇹🇷 8mo
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Texreader
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I finished this book last month and as I was going to write my review I remembered highlighting this from the author‘s notes. Unreal…

#Turkey #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks 😱that's crazy! 8mo
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Texreader
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I love that the entire recipe for ashure is in the book

#Turkey #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks 🧑‍🍳🇹🇷 8mo
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