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The Bastard of Istanbul
by Elif Shafak | Literature & Fiction
Registered by okyrhoe of Athens, Attica Greece on Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Average 6 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by ETMadrid): to be read


5 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by okyrhoe from Athens, Attica Greece on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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One rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. "I want an abortion," she announces. She is nineteen years old, and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her life, and the lives of everyone around her.
Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse all the men die by age 41, so it is a house of women, among them her beautiful, rebellious mother, Zeliha, clairvoyant Auntie Banu and bar-brawl widow, Auntie Cevriye. But when Asya's Armenian-American cousin Armanoush Tchakhmakhchian comes to stay, long-hidden family secrets and Turkey's turbulent past begin to emerge.  

Journal Entry 2 by okyrhoe at Athens, Attica Greece on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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BOOK RING

Please PM or post in the forum if you are interested, and include
a) Your location
b) Where you are willing to post the book after you read it
(International, or only within N. America / Asia / Australia / Europe, etc.)

BookRing participants :
- Icila (in France, posts anywhere)
- lydoula (in Belgium, posts anywere)
- VictoriaWagtail (in Sweden, posts internationally, prefers not to be first on list)
- ETMadrid (in U.K., posts preferably within Europe, not first on list) <-- book is here
- lunatum (in Finland, posts internationally, prefers towards end of list)
- penelopewanders (in Switzerland, posts within Europe, prefers towards end of list)
- vassilka (in Greece, prefers end of list)
- back to me

~ ~ ~ ~ > Please make a journal entry when you receive the book.
~ ~ ~ ~ > Please read and pass on the book within two months of receipt. If you can't do this for any reason, please PM me to let me know.
~ ~ ~ ~ > When you are done reading, contact the next reader via PM for their address. Also make another journal entry (or edit your first one) to share your comments about the book.

(forum post) 

Journal Entry 3 by okyrhoe at Bookring, By Post -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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Released 4 mos ago (1/18/2012 UTC) at Bookring, By Post -- Controlled Releases

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On its way by post to Icila, who's kindly agreed to start the ring. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 4 by wingIcilawing at Nantes, Pays de la Loire France on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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The book arrived yesterday. I'll read it soon. Thanks okyrhoe. 

Journal Entry 5 by wingIcilawing at Nantes, Pays de la Loire France on Thursday, February 09, 2012

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Regarding the family: an enjoyable fairy-tale. I'm well travelled but I never have gone to Turkey so far. I know Istanbul is fabulous and this book gives a feeling to wanting to visit.
As a child I had an armenian familly as neighbourgs, I went to a wedding in the armenian church in Paris, I never heard anything concerning their past.


I already have lydoula's address. 

Journal Entry 6 by wingIcilawing at La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Pays de la Loire France on Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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Released 3 mos ago (2/14/2012 UTC) at La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Pays de la Loire France

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On its way to lydoula in Belgium. Enjoy ! 

Journal Entry 7 by lydoula at Ixelles / Elsene, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium on Monday, February 20, 2012

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It arrived today!Thanx Icilla for sending it :) 

Journal Entry 8 by lydoula at Ixelles / Elsene, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium on Friday, April 06, 2012

9 out of 10

I really liked the book and the way that Elif Shafak was introducing all the characters of the story. I was amazed of her way where she wrote about the genocide of the armenians without taking any sides.
Istanbul was like she described it at his book. Crowded streets, people rushing, vendors selling their stuff on every street, rain that washes away everything and show you a more shiny Istanbul.
Now, after reading the book, I want to go again and spend a while exploring the city again. 

Journal Entry 9 by lydoula at Ixelles / Elsene, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium on Monday, April 09, 2012

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Released 1 mo ago (4/9/2012 UTC) at Ixelles / Elsene, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium

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Off to sweden and to VictoriaWagtail. 

Journal Entry 10 by wingVictoriaWagtailwing at Bagarmossen, Stockholm Sweden on Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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It's here on record time, thank you Lydoula :) I really look forward to reading this book. Maybe I should start right away? I need something captivating to inject some energy into my reading... 

Journal Entry 11 by wingVictoriaWagtailwing at Bagarmossen, Stockholm Sweden on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

3 out of 10

This was not my kind of book. It was too whimsical, introducing too many characters of too little interest and credibilty in too short a time frame. I didn't last more than about 60 pages, reading more felt like a waste of time so I put it down in favour of other books.

I will pm the next person on the list now and post the book to them at the end of the month. 

Journal Entry 12 by wingVictoriaWagtailwing at Bagarmossen, Stockholm Sweden on Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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Released 1 mo ago (4/25/2012 UTC) at Bagarmossen, Stockholm Sweden

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The book is on its way to new adventures and a new reader. Enjoy! :) 

Journal Entry 13 by wingETMadridwing at London , Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, April 30, 2012

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Wow! VictoriaWagtail what a wonderful surprise you've given me on this Monday morning! Not only a book but a lovely postcard and TWO bars of chocolate!! That is a first for me amongst all the wonderful surprises I'd had through bookcrossing. Thank you very much. I hope one day to get to Stockholm. 



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