This book came to my attention while visiting Palestine. The few people I know who have read it recommended it without reservation. I do as well. ThisThis book came to my attention while visiting Palestine. The few people I know who have read it recommended it without reservation. I do as well. This is especially true for anyone who wants to know more about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Very readable....more
Predictable melodrama. It's promising for awhile, then comes the point where you know exactly what's going to happen and, to finish it because it's foPredictable melodrama. It's promising for awhile, then comes the point where you know exactly what's going to happen and, to finish it because it's for book club, you skim....more
This book was recommended to me by a bookseller in Istanbul and I am very glad I took him up on the recommendation. A first person narrative, the authThis book was recommended to me by a bookseller in Istanbul and I am very glad I took him up on the recommendation. A first person narrative, the author grew up in a well-to-do Muslim family in Istanbul. This book details what the family, and the rest of Istanbul, experienced during WWI. A treasure of a book....more
Absolutely fascinating picture of what Berlin was like when WWII was coming to an end. Sometimes brutal, the author paints a portrait of the effects oAbsolutely fascinating picture of what Berlin was like when WWII was coming to an end. Sometimes brutal, the author paints a portrait of the effects of war on the civilian population that history books never tell about....more
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