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by Orhan Pamuk

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Is it just me or does this novel have a really slow beginning? I dragged myself through the first 5 chapters but can't go on anymore :/
G Hawes It starts slow and progresses to being slow and tedious ... I kept waiting for something worthwhile or interesting to happen, but remained disappointe…m´Ç°ù±ðIt starts slow and progresses to being slow and tedious ... I kept waiting for something worthwhile or interesting to happen, but remained disappointed. Watching paint dry is as interesting, and less frustrating.(less)
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Shaista Banu All through the book one can see that Ka's character, like that of most people in real-life, is flawed. His personal thoughts also reflect that. Add t…m´Ç°ù±ðAll through the book one can see that Ka's character, like that of most people in real-life, is flawed. His personal thoughts also reflect that. Add to that his desperation for Ipek and his intense desire to take her back to Germany with him. Considering these, it is quite possible for him to have revealed Blue's location to the police. Complacent and listless he may have seemed, but what strikes more after his meeting with Ipek is his desperation for a happy life. So, doesn't come across as contradictory to me. (less)
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who had killed ka in the book?
Ahmed Faiq It is not answered in the novel who killed him, although that there is a suggestion of a group of Islamist Turks who did it in revenge for Blue. It is…m´Ç°ù±ðIt is not answered in the novel who killed him, although that there is a suggestion of a group of Islamist Turks who did it in revenge for Blue. It is a scene that often repeats itself in the middle east, that free thinkers and literaries face such a fate, without reaching the actual doer.(less)
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What is the message of this novel?
Jerilyn Despite what some readers called a slow pace, I repeatedly put the book down, then couldn't forget about Ka, couldn't wait for my next quiet interval …m´Ç°ù±ðDespite what some readers called a slow pace, I repeatedly put the book down, then couldn't forget about Ka, couldn't wait for my next quiet interval to pick it up again. Snow is clearly a multifaceted metaphor and Pamuk's message, I think, is like that of a poet. Each reader reads through their own lense, and therefore perceives the book uniquely. For me, a westerner ignorant of the places and events even remotely like those in this novel, I was confused throughout the story. I still don't know who was for or against whom. I can't even describe what the fighting was about. Since I am often similarly confused when I read poetry, I am left with the impression that this is the author's intention.(less)
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