A review by runeclausen
Snow by Orhan Pamuk

3.0

Interesting novel, with a ever relevant theme, and a good premise of the rise of islamist powers in the far eastern city of Kars in the backwaters of Turkey. The book is full of drama and intrigue, as the main character, the istanbulite journalist Ka arrives in town to unravel a recent spate of suicides amongst young hijabi girls, but stumbles into much more encompassing issues out here in the remote provinces. The story has a strong beginning, but suffers from a dull long middle section, that failed to keep me too hooked. It does pick up again towards the end, but the very end does slow down again.