A Fez of the Heart
Travels Around Turkey in Search of a Hat
Travels Around Turkey in Search of a Hat
The author recounts his adventures traveling through Turkey in search of the history of the fez, using it as a key to understanding the country's history and culture.
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This book receives many accolades from both reviewers and well respected authors - A favourite of mine, Eric Newby has a fawning quotation on the cover of my edition, Patrick French and William Dalrymple on the back cover.
For me, I really struggled to make a connection with this book, and after a landmarking 100 pages I threw in the towel. It wouldn't have killed me to continue reading, and in most cases I finish books despite not really connecting, and I would probably have given it 2 stars had it not improved for me, but really, I just wanted to get onto a new book which made me want to pick it up.
I am pretty confused, as reviewers say it is amusing, or funny. I kept persevering, waiting for that to come, and really it didn't. I began wondering if I skipped over some vital parts, or was perhaps distracted while reading it, because I just didn't pick it up.
I won't distract myself longer than this on a review, as I doubt it is helpful to many people, and I really do suspect it is better than I am giving it credit for.
DNF
