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The Book of Istanbul: A City in Short Fiction by Gul Turner, Jim Hinks

oxnard_montalvo's review

3.0

Some stand out stories, particularly The Panther by Özen Yula; Istanbul, Your Eyes are Black by Karin Karakşlı and The Intersection by Mehmet Zaman Saçlıoğlu. Theirs were the most accomplished stories- enjoyable and interesting without getting bogged down by metaphors or getting tangled up trying to say something MEANINGFUL. All the stories in the collection were fairly abstract and obscure. I think it would have benefited from a wider array of styles. Also a closer eye on the editing- I noticed some typos (and I never notice typos).
Not a bad collection- probably a good jumping off point into other Turkish writers' arms.