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chez_abaa's review against another edition
4.0
Mbretëresha e Pamukut është Heshtja. Gjithë çka ndodh në këtë roman rrëfehet prej zërit të mendimeve të gjashtë personazheve: Fatma, Rexhep, Faruk, Nilgyn, Metin dhe Hasan. Sa të afërt aq edhe diametralisht të kundërt, ata bashkohen në mungesën e lumturisë dhe dilemave për të gjetur vetveten në strumbullarin e ndryshimeve të mëdha sociale, morale e politike të Turqisë në vitet '70.
Një pararendës i këndshëm i 'Muzeut të pafajsisë', romani shënon hapat e parë të Pamukut drejt vendosjes në shkallët e larta të letërsisë botërore, për të kulmuar në çmimin Nobel.
'Shtëpia e heshtjes' paraqet zërat tejet të dallueshëm të personazheve, boshllëkut të mbushur me kujtime, përbuzjes, vetmisë dhe obsesionit. Mosha dhe brumosjet intelektuale të ndryshme, kornizojnë botëkuptime të larmishme e fate të çuditshme.
Një pararendës i këndshëm i 'Muzeut të pafajsisë', romani shënon hapat e parë të Pamukut drejt vendosjes në shkallët e larta të letërsisë botërore, për të kulmuar në çmimin Nobel.
'Shtëpia e heshtjes' paraqet zërat tejet të dallueshëm të personazheve, boshllëkut të mbushur me kujtime, përbuzjes, vetmisë dhe obsesionit. Mosha dhe brumosjet intelektuale të ndryshme, kornizojnë botëkuptime të larmishme e fate të çuditshme.
tia_mariaa's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
korol_rezni's review against another edition
2.0
How should I begin with? At the first chapters, the book really pulled me inside the story–maybe I should say "into that Silent House". But oh Dear, it went into a stage that it was even hard to read one single page. I love slow stories that bloom later and read a lot but this one didn't work out for me. As I kept reading the more I hate the characters, for God's sake they annoyed me to the hell. And these monologs of their brain gave me headaches. Surprisingly, Grandma and Selahattin's parts were far more interesting than those younger ones. I wanted to love this book, unfortunately it is a no for me.
aurorabulgaris's review against another edition
I give 1 star only to books I don't finish. I'm half way through and there is absolutely nothing that keeps me engaged with it. The characters are at best uninteresting and at worst... Well the worst... I suspect it could be interesting to a Turkish reader who has a lot of the background info to relate to the story, the same way as many books about the communist occupation of Bulgaria are only interesting to me as a Bulgarian. 🤷♀️ Pity, it's my first Pamuk book and I was rly looking forward and hoping I'd like him/it.
And the narrators were the absolute worst, their mannerisms didn't match the characters but at all. It was infuriating to listen!
And the narrators were the absolute worst, their mannerisms didn't match the characters but at all. It was infuriating to listen!
kruppam's review against another edition
5.0
"Pentru că, așa cum aveam să cuget cu mult mai târziu, în timp ce stau aici, în pat, odată sfârșită, viața - călătoria aceea cu trăsura pe care n-o faci decât o singură dată - nu mai poate fi luată de la capăt, însă dacă ai o carte în mână, oricât de complicată și de încâlcită ar fi ea, poți să te întorci dacă vrei, când o isprăvești, la primele pagini, pentru a încerca să deslușești ceea ce ți s-a părut de nepătruns și pentru a pricepe însăși viața..."
tsentas's review against another edition
3.0
I found it difficult to get into this book, not least because many of the characters were unappealing and because the narrative perspective kept shifting between different voices. I was also a bit disappointed that the female characters were rather thinly drawn, and mostly served as props to explore the motivations and intentions of the male characters. Even the lone female narrative voice, the ninety-year old grandmother and matriarch of the family, largely tells her story through recollections of her husband's increasing narcissim and rejection of God and tradition, as she reacts by retreating into her room and obsessing over her dwindling jewelry collection. Still, in parts the writing was strong, and I appreciated the author's attempted exploration of the overarching conflict between nationalism, communism, westernization, and tradition in Turkey.
tonytharakan's review
3.0
Orhan Pamuk's second novel is set in a seaside town in the months before the 1980 military coup in Turkey. Written in 1983 and translated in English only a few years ago, "Silent House" is ostensibly about an old woman visited by her grandchildren during one summer, but there is an undercurrent of political and cultural tension. Pamuk's technique of having the novel's chapters narrated from the point of view of alternating characters is highly effective. Recommended.
rsvp2sanjay's review
5.0
The book got off to a slow start. I was impatient through the middle but the superb writing made it a breeze. But I don't know why I ever doubted Orhan. Every sentence has a consequence -- either in the story or in the reader's mind. The parallel lives over time, the question of what is history, the question of whether stories should have meanings, the difference between East and West, the point or pointlessness of hope for change from within and the complex nature of Turkish identity are all told through just a handful of vividly-painted characters. Wow. Persevere and you will be richly rewarded.