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Kathaarian · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 6:17 pm

Zad wrote:

Bloody brilliant. I read the first page and knew it was the type of book you want to read over and over again.

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In 16th-century Istanbul, master miniaturist and illuminator of books Enishte Effendi is commissioned to illustrate a book celebrating the sultan. Soon he lies dead at the bottom of a well, and how he got there is the crux of this novel. A number of narrators give testimony to what they know about the circumstances surrounding the murder. The stories accumulate and become more detailed as the novel progresses, giving the reader not only a nontraditional murder mystery but insight into the mores and customs of the time. In addition, this is both an examination of the way figurative art is viewed within Islam and a love story that demonstrates the tricky mechanics of marriage laws. Award-winning Turkish author Pamuk (The White Castle) creatively casts the novel with colorful characters (including such entities as a tree and a gold coin) and provides a palpable sense of atmosphere of the Ottoman Empire that history and literary fans will appreciate. Recommended. Marc Kloszewski, Indiana Free Lib., PA

Heard of him, Kathy?

Sure, read a few of his, not that one. Best Turkish writer lately. Tell me if you like the rest of it, maybe I'll read it too.

Azrael · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 7:21 pm

don't make me add another book to my list :/

EDIT - hmmmm... Lisbon's 2006 book fair is open. i think i'll look around this weekend, there are books going for 40% discounts...

Fingon · **Joined:** Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:11 pm **Posts:** 3207

Bob Dylan- The Essential Interviews
Saramago- Ensaio sobre a Lucidez

Azrael · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:49 am

José Saramago? he's portuguese and a nobel prize winner and i haven't ready any of his work :|

i hear it's damn near impossible to read.

Caligula_K · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:56 pm **Posts:** 3561

Plutarch- Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives (Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero)

Goat · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:06 am

Kathaarian wrote:

Sure, read a few of his, not that one. Best Turkish writer lately. Tell me if you like the rest of it, maybe I'll read it too.

I'm up to chapter 15. Go for it, it's good.

Tlaloc · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:48 pm

Brahm_K wrote:

Plutarch- Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives (Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero)

Yay! I've got that sitting on my shelf. Great stuff.

Fingon · **Joined:** Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:11 pm **Posts:** 3207

Azrael wrote:

José Saramago? he's portuguese and a nobel prize winner and i haven't ready any of his work :|

i hear it's damn near impossible to read.

if a 16year old can read it, i'm sure you can..just to be clear, i'm reading a translation of it, not the original version

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:05 pm

american gods-neil gaiman

interesting stuff....

Kathaarian · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:25 pm

Zad wrote:

Kathaarian wrote:

Sure, read a few of his, not that one. Best Turkish writer lately. Tell me if you like the rest of it, maybe I'll read it too.

I'm up to chapter 15. Go for it, it's good.

I will then. In summer when I have the time.

Azrael · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:25 pm

hmmmm maybe i'll give him a shot, but as you can see from my list there's a load of other books before him.

Stefan · **Posted:** Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:23 am

Goat · **Posted:** Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:43 pm

Kathaarian wrote:

Zad wrote:

Kathaarian wrote:

Sure, read a few of his, not that one. Best Turkish writer lately. Tell me if you like the rest of it, maybe I'll read it too.

I'm up to chapter 15. Go for it, it's good.

I will then. In summer when I have the time.

Lots of stuff about art, but interesting if you can get into it.

And Stefan, I'm off Ben Elton permanently after reading Past Mortem. It was shit.

Radagast · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:56 pm

Stefan wrote:

stark

Hey, that's the one that made me want to rip Ben Elton's head off an piss down his gaping throat.

leee · **Posted:** Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:53 pm

Ryu Murakami - Coin Locker Babies.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:09 am

Because school loves to interfere with my personal reading, I'm reading a couple more books now:

I'm not complaining.

Colonel Kurtz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:30 pm

River God by Wilbur Smith

I am reading and assessing it as a summer assignment for my Ancient History class. So far, it is very good. Being a large fan of Nile, I find it interesting that I already know a lot about the mythology and background that it is set in.

leee · **Posted:** Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:01 am

hellraiser_xes wrote:

american gods-neil gaiman

interesting stuff....

Good book actually. If you like him you should check out some Charles Grant, he writes a trippy style like that.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:08 am

I am currently reading REAL ESTATE PRINCIPLES. Oh joy.

Sifl · **Posted:** Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:37 pm

When my buddy is finished with it I will be reading Dean Koontz's Velocity.

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