Reviews

The Red-Haired Woman by Orhan Pamuk

celtic67's review against another edition

3.0

An author I find myself fully unable to enjoy. For such a short book , how can I say this? Too wordy

ruta_crnoja's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Odavno sam shvatila zašto se najbezočniji vojnici, najnepristojniji pijanci pa čak i najglasniji zlostavljači smire kad vide uplakanu ženu: smisao svijeta počiva na majčinu plaču. I zato sam plakala. Plakala sam za svim osjećajući da mi je od plača lakše i jer sam plačući mogla misliti na druge stvari. (Str.212)

shivani2894's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.75

shimauchiha's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 stars for beautiful, flowing writing and mentions of the Shahname, which, if the world was a fairer place, would have been just as celebrated as Iliad or Odyssey.
Not half a star more because among other things, the ending felt like a cop out and in the end, I'm left feeling unsatisfied. Not to mention that I've grown up with Rostam and Sohrab and I've been to Turkey, and I don't think the book lives up to the magic of either.

i5kiwi's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.75

leafthroughpages's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

esshgee's review against another edition

3.0

I have not read anything by this writer before, so I didn't know what to expect. I found beautiful prose with a story steeped in mythology and legends. I really enjoyed Part I but the tale dwindled for me as it progressed. Overall a good read, even though it's not really my favourite type of story

jana_kiss's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

oliviabilgin's review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

skconaghan's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0