Comments on: Global Voices Book Challenge: An April Vacation from Infosnacking

By: El Oso » Archive » [Review] Istanbul: Memories and the City

El Oso » Archive » [Review] Istanbul: Memories and the City — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:28:51 +0000

[...] decided to read Istanbul: Memories and the City as part of the Global Voices World Book Challenge. I think [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Read Your Way Around the World: Book Challenge Roundup

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:18:23 +0000

[...] Voices El Oso decided to dedicate his time to Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul: Memories and the City placing the author [...]

By: kwtia

kwtia — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:40:21 +0000

I found his book ‘Snow’ very haunting… I know people prefer My Name Is Red which I haven’t read yet and many have difficulties with Snow, but for some reason it got a hold of me and made me finish it, which I do rarely with fiction these days… sadly. Enjoy the read.

By: Miquel

Miquel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:11:19 +0000

If anyone can find themselves in Catalonia on April 23rd, you can understand how the whole World Book Day got started with St. Jordi's day. A good time for books, roses, and a solid dose of Catalan pride. Good time last year. I was planning to read Leopold's Ghost by Hochschild next, but maybe I'll actually focus on a work by a native Africa as opposed to a foreigner, although Dark Star Safari was a great read.

By: erkan

erkan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:32:48 +0000

Hi, Istanbul is good but in order to get a better grasp of Orhan Pamuk’s literary skills, you could have started with a novel instead of his memoires. I would suggest the New Life to begin with…

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:44:36 +0000

Dooode – nice choice, it’s a great book. And once you’re done with it (it shouldn’t take you a month) you should try My Name Is Red.