Beautifully written and translated from Turkish. It is about a poet who returns to his homeland -- an area subject to invasion from all sorts of neighboring governments and regimes. The language itself is pure poetry. The aching of the characters is clear throughout. Excellent book. I'm better for having read it.

This is a beautifully written book, with a flowing, poetic style. The fact that it's translated from Turkish speaks to the skill of the translator. It will pull you in to the story and open your eyes to a completely different city, culture, and political system. This may be the best book I've read this year.

This was a difficult but important read. The book exposed me to Turkish life and culture--not something we read a lot about here in the U.S.

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Highly recommended by many sources.

I found this book fascinating. It gives an interesting view of modern-day Turkey and the conflict between religion and nationalism. Beautifully written.

This was a convoluted tale of love, politics and betrayal in Turkey. It was hard for me to read because I'm used to more action. But it did win the Nobel Prize for literature.

Poorly written. :^(

This novel would be interesting to readers who want to expand their horizons to include ambitious writing from Turkey. For those looking for a guide or journalism, it offers plenty of examples of social tension, such as the economic and geographical reasons for the upsurge of fundamentalism. Readers into political novels such as The Singapore Grip or Petersburg will be moved by the taped dialogue between killer and victim in the coffee shop. There's also a love story and a work of art, with snow as the dominant element. The novel does rather sprawl and the unfocussed parts try the reader's patience. But this is definitely worth reading, spending a month with.

A very different perspective of the world. Intriguging, thoughtful read

I wasn't able to finish this book as I picked it up at an airport bookstore and thought I would read it while on vacation but while the writing was well done, the whole tone was too dreary.

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I really enjoyed this book. Not only is it lyrical and allegorical, it is a great glimpse into Turkish culture. Also a glimpse into the heart of a terrorist and religious fanatic. How do people cope in a totalitarian society? "The silence of snow" which covers everything and makes even the most horrible things disappear. How do people love and go on in the face of horrible oppression? Who is truly corrupted? How do human frailties get forgiven by themselves and by others? Raises many questions and looks at them through a non-Western lens.

I really felt like this book must have lost something in translation. I found it dreadfully boring and was barely able to finish it. For a character who was supposedly a poet, he seemed to be in desperate need for a thesaurus as it seemed like the same words were used over and over to describe his loneliness and love for Ipek. So I've got to hope the book was better in the original language.

I've never NOT finished a book and that's the only thing that kept me from literally tossing it into a recycle bin before finishing. I wasn't part of the PBS site when I finished this book and haven't been able to locate it since I read it. I thought I only dreamt of throwing it into the trash upon completion, but apparently, it wasn't only a dream as the book is mysteriously missing from my shelves.

I'm glad others found it more palatable, but for me, it was about as enjoyable as a root canal.

Very interesting--a political novel that provides some insights into Turkey

Timely novel about finding love, religion, and oneself in modern day Turkey.

Sad story about Turkey (the country, not the tasty bird)

A reporter returns to his hometown in Turkey, only to become entrenched in a variety of mysterious experiences which may be linked to his long lost love. Very cerebral and a bit esoteric.

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