The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk REVIEW

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[@sarahrosati9167]

My Name is Red, by Orhan Pamuk is also good. So is The Black Book. Both are set in Istanbul. I love Pamuk's treatment of settings. Thanks for this review.

[@drawntostories5940]

Wow! The Name of the Rose, Calvino and Borges mentioned. You totally sold this book! Sounds like perfect summer reading.

[@banditdeville]

I liked it, reminded me a little of Saramago with the doppelgänger situations. Agree on the Eco similarity on the intro and love for sciences and the strong reflection on why we are how we are. Nice review.

[@alant8140]

I’ve just ordered this book! Can’t wait to read it now. The only Pamuk I’ve previously read is “Snow” - that was a wonderful read, highly recommend!

[@ibunrakuken]

Grazie mille per gli spunti che ci hai donato! Ho appena finito di leggerle questo Libro tanto quirky quanto geniale!

[@ahmetalperenbulut9868]

You should check out "The Black Book" or "My Name is Red." The first one is my favorite novel of his but it might not be as friendly as the other for a non-Turkish reader. Happy to see my favorite author in your channel. Thanks for the great reviews.

[@jithin5283]

I am halfway into The Black Book and this is my first Orhan Pamuk book. It is brilliant and I am quite enjoying the experience.

[@trappintrev9711]

THAT T SHIRT IS AWESOME!!!

[@matusfranko4940]

For certain period of my life, Orhan Pamuk was my favorite writer. I read most of his books, and I´m especially fond of two: My name is red - which is a beautiful fairy tale/detective story told in many intertwining narratives (it reminded me In the name of rose by Eco, I dont know why); and The Black Book - which is a mystery book, where one man looks for his wife, who disappeared with his friend (his alter ego)... Identity, obsession and intersection between our realm and the realm of fiction are the things that are fascinating in Pamuk´s novels - and it kinda shows why are novels still important and relevant for our times.

[@mishelly]

There’s so much advice and opinions on “how to write” but the greats didn’t have this kind of guide. You bring up a great point! It doesn’t matter what method of narration the author uses it’s just got to make you feel something or think.

[@janloetz4101]

that shirt is killing it

[@olcaygurkan9828]

You should really check out The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk, it's post-modern and mind-fucker at the same time and I think you're gonna love it. Great review as always!

[@vasylmalyshka4346]

Reading an excerpt from a book is great! You should do that more, it can tell so much about the novel

[@PaperBird]

wonder how much wiggle room he leaves for chance in his "orchestrations," or if he plans everything to a T. mad storytelling chops, that guy

[@CyriacusSorokin]

Slowly becoming my favourite author. Started with _My Name is Red_ in 2015, _Snow_ and _Istanbul_ in 2016, and _The Museum of Innocence_ & _A Strangeness in my Mind_ (TBR soon) in 2017. I haven't read The White Castle yet, but I feel that My Name is Red is even more complementary (?) with The Name of the Rose (blind librarians, mysterious murders, religion etc). You can judge by yourself on that, after all. Happy Readings!

[@TheBookchemist]

Nice! My Name is Red it is :) thanks for the suggestions man!

[@funkdoc2001]

Hey Bookchemist, have been following your reviews and really enjoying them. I've been reading Pynchon and McCarthy lately, and I'm looking for something lighter/funny to read whilst on holiday next... any recommendations?

[@TheBookchemist]

If you like Pynchon's weirdness but in a lighter key, you can't go wrong with Vonnegut, who's also quite sad behind all his jokes though. Otherwise there's Patrick DeWitt's The Sisters Brothers, which is a lovely western novel and reads very much like a lighter McCarthy, and it's tons of fun too. Jonathan Lethem's Motherless Brooklyn is also lough-out-loud fun and should be your kind of book, but again, there's some sadness in the mix too!

[@funkdoc2001]

Excellent, thank you. I actually picked up Motherless Brooklyn recently after watching one of your top 20 reviews! I read Cats cradle as a teenager and enjoyed it, but never read any of his other books. About time I read Slaughterhouse 5, I think. The Sisters Brothers is a brilliant suggestion, I read it around the time it was nominated for the Booker prize. Very enjoyable, and exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Plenty to keep me going whilst i'm away. Thanks again.

[@kabodra]

Mann, this is such a dope channel. You review real books. Serious books. Masterpieces. Not those pinkish-girlish books like most other booktubers. Great videos, buddy. Keep this up

[@doladutta-roy8937]

Too verbose. Try to get to the point