tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post5446157515631347465..comments2024-02-09T16:00:40.486+01:00Comments on Edith's Miscellany: Book Review: Snow by Orhan PamukEdith LaGrazianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-82411739142455984722014-03-10T13:57:24.260+01:002014-03-10T13:57:24.260+01:00No, I really wouldn't call Snow mawkish! Certa...No, I really wouldn't call <i>Snow</i> mawkish! Certainly, when there is a love story there's always a risk that the author slips off into kitsch, but here it's just an additional plot line and one that is skillfully interweaved with the main story (in thrillers there uses to be a love story, too, and those really are mawkish sometimes). It also fits because the protagonist is quite a dreamer.Edith LaGrazianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-76837187849253947862014-03-09T20:59:42.614+01:002014-03-09T20:59:42.614+01:00I have this one on the shelf. I've read somewh...I have this one on the shelf. I've read somewhere it was mawkish, I'm glad to read you have another vision of it. (and a more positive one!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-19765001834879025492014-01-24T15:34:54.725+01:002014-01-24T15:34:54.725+01:00Thanks for your comment, Suzannah! I'm glad th...Thanks for your comment, Suzannah! I'm glad that you liked my review and that it inspired you to read <i>Snow</i> by Orhan Pamuk - after all that's the point of writing reviews ;-). For the rest I can only hope that you won't be disappointed by the book. Enjoy it! It's definitely worth the time.Edith LaGrazianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-86523684978532376262014-01-24T15:32:16.516+01:002014-01-24T15:32:16.516+01:00Snow was my first read by Orhan Pamuk and I'm ...<i>Snow</i> was my first read by Orhan Pamuk and I'm sure that it won't be my last. I love complex and elaborated stories like this one. Not many authors manage remain so convincing throughout a novel. I hope that you'll soon get a chance to read <i>Snow</i>.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, Marianne!Edith LaGrazianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-41361843456877630162014-01-21T01:27:04.344+01:002014-01-21T01:27:04.344+01:00Beautifully written review and good analysis. I h...Beautifully written review and good analysis. I have not read the book or anything by this author but I am inspired to do so now because of your review. I visited Istanbul many years ago when it was not so modernized and I realized difficulty in straddling two distinct continents and cultures. This goes on my reading list for sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424356527209947801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-79333747460415608002014-01-20T23:33:25.049+01:002014-01-20T23:33:25.049+01:00I have read a few books by Orhan Pamuk so far and ...I have read a few books by <a href="http://momobookblog.blogspot.nl/search/label/Orhan%20Pamuk" rel="nofollow">Orhan Pamuk</a> so far and loved all of them. This is still on my wishlist.<br /><br />Thank you for your review.<br /><br />Marianne from <a href="http://momobookblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Let's Read</a>Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.com