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A review by janeta12
My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
3.0
Overall I enjoyed it, very interesting the format of each chapter from a different character, including from the perspective of a picture of a dog from the storyteller!
In the beginning (first 75-85 pages) it was hard to figure out what was going on, who was who, etc, partly because the names are hard to remember, I knew nothing about Istanbul in the 16th century, partly because of the changing perspectives. After that, it picks up. There were still points where it got slogged down in more detail than I cared about, and I would blast over those parts. But overall, the evolving story and uncovering the mystery were cool, and how things starting coming together towards the end.
The book makes you think, and provoked the most discussion we've ever had in our book club, even though only 3 of us had read (most) of it!
There were some pretty horrifying aspects as well, the nature of those times in that region.
In the beginning (first 75-85 pages) it was hard to figure out what was going on, who was who, etc, partly because the names are hard to remember, I knew nothing about Istanbul in the 16th century, partly because of the changing perspectives. After that, it picks up. There were still points where it got slogged down in more detail than I cared about, and I would blast over those parts. But overall, the evolving story and uncovering the mystery were cool, and how things starting coming together towards the end.
The book makes you think, and provoked the most discussion we've ever had in our book club, even though only 3 of us had read (most) of it!
There were some pretty horrifying aspects as well, the nature of those times in that region.