Pre-Owned My Name Is Red (Hardcover) by Orhan Pamuk, Erdag Goknar

from Rich_Reader

I heard Orhan Pamuk speak at Stanford University. He mentioned his fascination with colors, having decided to be a painter before he turned to writing. His interest in the novel is that you can cre...

from rainpebble

At about 100-150 pages in I was ready to put this one down but I am so thankful that I did not. The book is written in many short chapters; all in the first person by one of the characters and ther...

from THE_ROCK

As with all Orhan Pamuk books get ready to have to read very carefully and intently, this books paints such a clear picture of Istambul, the artists and the theory of Islamic artists in general. It...

from AuntieClio

This is a whodunit of the first order. It's also complex with 12 different first-person narrators, each adding their voice to the story unfolding before us. There are many themes to be explored, ot...

from Enamoredsoul

It is seldom that one picks up a book that bypasses any and all genres, and comes alive in your hands and speaks to you. Such is the kind of book Orhan Pamuk has written. Part love story, part murd...