Silent House
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A family gathers in the shadow of a revolution, until an outsider brings the action to their door
As the political tension from Turkey’s tumultuous struggle for modernity builds, an old widow Fatma waits with her faithful servant Recep for her grandchildren to descend for their annual visit. Faruk, a failed historian; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgun; and Metin, a high school student who lives the fast life of the nouveaux riches while dreaming of escape.
The arrival of Recep’s nephew Hassan, who has recently fallen in with right-wing extremists, draws the family into the growing political cataclysm. As the country wavers towards tragedy, the family are forced to confront their past and decide where they stand.
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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.
