A review by dianasarfati
The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

This was very slow in the middle 300 pages but the flaws of the narrator were interesting. All about obsessive love, loss and self centredness really. Narrator is engaged to a woman whom he thinks he loves in a sensible kind of way. But he falls passionately in love with a much younger woman. It doesn’t occur to him to break off the engagement and spends the rest of his life regretting that.  Great to read after visiting the museum.