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My Name Is Red
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My Name is Red is as gorgeous as these illuminations.
The narrative flows with the weight of such a lush artistic style.
It is a dazzling brilliance that creates a languid beauty...
...that bogs the story down so much I couldn't tell you what happened. But this is a "lush" read and my review shouldn't dissuade you from reading it.
The narrative flows with the weight of such a lush artistic style.
It is a dazzling brilliance that creates a languid beauty...
...that bogs the story down so much I couldn't tell you what happened. But this is a "lush" read and my review shouldn't dissuade you from reading it.
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November 1, 2010
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November 1, 2010
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November 9, 2010
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All style and no substance? All looks and no brains? LOL
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That last picture doesn't want to open for you - I presume it is of a footnote!LOL
Yes, fix that last picture, so I can see how clearly you missed the point :)
☯Bettie☯ wrote: "That last picture doesn't want to open for you - I presume it is of a footnote!LOL"
Son-of-a-B! Okay, thanks for the heads up!
This is exactly how I felt about the book.
I have terrible trouble sleeping but have been finding it incredibly difficult to stay awake since I started reading this book! So taxing on the mind, everypage feels the same, I fear ive got repetitive strain injury on my brain!
Neville wrote: "I have terrible trouble sleeping but have been finding it incredibly difficult to stay awake since I started reading this book! So taxing on the mind, everypage feels the same, I fear ive got repet..."Hope you feel better soon, Neville!
But, with a book this beautiful, who cares? Just think of it as a medieval picture book or an illuminated Book of Days in Latin.
Ivonne wrote: "But, with a book this beautiful, who cares? Just think of it as a medieval picture book or an illuminated Book of Days in Latin."I did, Ivonne, and that's why it got as many as 3 stars from me. :)
Jason wrote: "Ivonne wrote: "But, with a book this beautiful, who cares? Just think of it as a medieval picture book or an illuminated Book of Days in Latin."I did, Ivonne, and that's why it got as many as 3 s..."
You review, however, was five stars! I couldn't stop laughing!
Ivonne wrote: "Jason wrote: "Ivonne wrote: "But, with a book this beautiful, who cares? Just think of it as a medieval picture book or an illuminated Book of Days in Latin."I did, Ivonne, and that's why it got ..."
And your kindness is off the charts!
I wonder if the Kindle version is as pretty.... Hmmmm.
yes! best review ever!!
karen wrote: "yes! best review ever!!"Well, you're a pretty good judge of these things, so I won't try to deny it.
Hah! A review with a great plot twist. Well played, sir.
Markus wrote: "Hah! A review with a great plot twist. Well played, sir."It might be me most clever work to date. :)
lol. just started this book and am still figuring out how to get sucked in... thinking of returning it now
Sea Urchin wrote: "lol. just started this book and am still figuring out how to get sucked in... thinking of returning it now"I wish I could tell you it'll change and draw you in, but it doesn't, not in my opinion.
Emily wrote: "This review is beautiful and perfect."No, you are!
Sums up the book perfectly haha
I just finished this and have been pondering what to say - your review sums things up brilliantly! Thank you for putting my thoughts into words and pictures. :)
Suzy wrote: "I just finished this and have been pondering what to say - your review sums things up brilliantly! Thank you for putting my thoughts into words and pictures. :)"Glad to provide a valuable service!
This review is spot on for me.
This 🙌🏼 Exactly what I wanted to say!
Perfect review. Perfect.
This illuminations are picture of this story which show us characters world. First one made up by gold
Lol me too. But kept reading till the end not understanding a thing. I just wanted to know who's the killer!!
One gets the impression that love and murder plots were not really thoroughly thought out and someone pushed them into the history of illuminations, so that they are killing he pace of reading. Indeed, if you cannot fall asleep, just read a couple of pages.
So exhausting to read more than a few pages at a time. I agree with your appraisal. And I lost all interest in who the murderer might be. But yes, the literary achievement has to be acknowledged.
