Lucija’s Reviews > Le notti della peste > Status Update

I've had a bit of a slowdown this month. I'm still enjoying reading this book, but I must say that now it's a bit repetitive. I do appreciate how the slowly built atmosphere becomes more heavy and uncertain, but the events are beginning to become quite similar. Still, I'm curious to see how it pays off—how will this carefully written story continue?

The short digression about the sultan's passion for mystery and crime novels is quite interesting. Abdul Hamid had a whole army of translators who would translate the newest books and also classics, but what I found curious is he didn't read the books personally - the sultan had a servant, known for nice tone of voice, who would read the books out loud for his majesty. Like some sort of pre-audio books.

Quite slow-paced, but enjoyable because of Pamuk's writing style and narration skills.

So captivating so far! I love how rich are the descriptions of the main island town. So much has happened already and it seems like I’ve read a whole book. Such a delightful read.