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tchallis35 's review for:
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
by Elif Shafak
Turkey is a place I have not longed to visit. It has a violent past and present and its treatment of women is bad to say the least.
This story had such humanity. It was about how we touch each other’s lives and leave such an indelible imprint. I liked the friendships in this story and the collection of people.
I learned quite a bit about the history of Turkey. I had never heard of the Mili massacre in Vietnam in 1968 or the massacre is in Istanbul on international workers Day in 1977. The mistreatment of sex workers is even worse here than other places. It wasn’t until 1990 that a law was changed that allowed a rapist to reduce his sentenced by 1/3 if he could prove he raped a prostitute. And though I’ve never thought much about where people are buried, the cemetery of the companionless is such a awful sounding place. I could understand not wanting your loved one to be buried there.
I really appreciated the writing of this book. The structure was interesting. I will definitely be reading more from this author.
This story had such humanity. It was about how we touch each other’s lives and leave such an indelible imprint. I liked the friendships in this story and the collection of people.
I learned quite a bit about the history of Turkey. I had never heard of the Mili massacre in Vietnam in 1968 or the massacre is in Istanbul on international workers Day in 1977. The mistreatment of sex workers is even worse here than other places. It wasn’t until 1990 that a law was changed that allowed a rapist to reduce his sentenced by 1/3 if he could prove he raped a prostitute. And though I’ve never thought much about where people are buried, the cemetery of the companionless is such a awful sounding place. I could understand not wanting your loved one to be buried there.
I really appreciated the writing of this book. The structure was interesting. I will definitely be reading more from this author.