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The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

Start date: December 19, 2011

Finish date: January 30, 2012

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January 2012 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm
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Paul Cafe G floor Dubai Mall
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January 2012 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm
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Dec 19, 2011 Maha rated it liked it

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Nice book although I liked the details more than the whole. It is an easy to read book that has interesting information about the life, food, family, and most importantly, the relationships of the Turkish people. The book also presents a view on the strained Armenian - Turkish relationship. We see how the atrocities committed on the Armenian population in Turkey during war in the early 1900 were overblown by one party and hidden by the other. The story also shows the warmth of family relationshi ...more

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Dec 07, 2017 Shahda Al Taie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I enjoyed this book so much!!! Everything about it was entertaining and captivating, starting with the list of ingredients for the special Turkish dish to the vibrant characters and their struggles. I think that this book speaks to many people because of its feminist elements wrapped in a middle-Eastern shawl. Comparing this novel to Elis Shafak's most famous one, The Forty Rules of Love, I can definitely say that I enjoyed this one a lot more than if I had read The Forty Rules of Love around th ...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Jennifer rated it liked it · review of another edition

I would not have picked this book - or if I had, never finished it - but did because of a book club. It was an interesting read, covering multiple topics through too many story lines and characters. I doubt I will read anything by this author again.

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