Name: The Architect's Apprentice Author: Elif Safak Year: 2014 Bookhad Rating: ❤❤ As I entered Istanbul, my guide pointed out the borders of erstwhile Constantinople. Further into the city, he pointed out the aqueducts. And as a part of the full-fledged city tour, I saw all the other monuments and a few mosques that rose high on the... Continue Reading →
The Museum of Innocence – Review
Book: The Museum of Innocence Author: Orhan Pamuk Year: 2009 Bookhad Rating: ❤❤ Sometimes we'd do nothing but sit there in silence You read that, right? Now imagine 7 pages of tiny print, each beginning with the word 'sometimes'. It gets to you. The Museum of Innocence is a drama surrounding the life of Kemal Bey and his love... Continue Reading →
The Bastard of Istanbul – Review
Book: The Bastard of Istanbul Author: Elif Shafak Year: 2006 The fastest way to become a Shafak fan is to watch her TED talk The Politics of Fiction in which she mesmerizes in ways unseen by us non-magical folk. The slow and sure way is to read one of her books. I've done both, and... Continue Reading →

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