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I really enjoyed this book. It was well-written and easy to read. I looked forward to having free time to read. The author is a great story-teller. Her descriptions are thorough but not overly done. She tells you what you need to set up a lovely scene in your imagination. Well done, Cristel. I'm looking forward to your next book. Also, your vocabulary is still way better than mine, so thanks for teaching me new big words, haha ;) Clearly, I am not using them but at least they're in my brain for reference.
I have the kindle edition and the formatting was great.


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The Amalgamist Cristel Orrand 9781500369729 Books Reviews

I want to go to Turkey. I want to move away from all that is familiar and stroll through the bazaar, hunt for the perfect rug and sip Turkish wine while staring out at the Aegean sea with the protagonist.
The Amalgamist is a wonderful read – Miri, decides on the spur of the moment to give up everything - her job, her house, her friends - in fact her whole existence. Like choosing her fortunes on the toss of a coin she picks Turkey as her destination and focuses all her energy and determination on getting there. Once she had made up her mind – everything in her life seems to triangulate to make this happen and suddenly sets into motion a string of incidences and happenings that can't just be co-incidence.
This quirky book pulls the reader in from the first page. Wonderfully descriptive we inhale the scents of the spices in the market and taste the delicious local dishes that Nasir so carefully prepares. An engrossing and inspiring book.
I started this book just as I was entering a busy period in life, thinking I shouldn't have, as it would probably take me a while to finish it. And now here we are, two days later, having read the whole thing. The effortless storytelling of The Amalgamist will sweep you along. I became so entangled with not just the protagonist Miri, but also the other characters, that I just couldn't stop reading. And for an author I've not read before, that's a mean feat achieved in my appraisal.

The foreword says “The story herein is an amalgamation. It's a point of philosophy. There are those who see the disparate parts, choose one or two and walk away. Then there are others who put them all together, and when done just right, create something better than the sum of their parts,” and indeed, the author succeeds at creating a multi-layered and brilliantly written world of perspective within an age old tale of The Crossroads of Life.

On the surface, you have a woman in the process of moving on from the confines of a relationship towards freedom within herself and her actions, which paints a picture we can all relate to; those Naked Lunch moments in life where the ordinary folk become extraordinary, due to a set of circumstances, that we may have chosen ourselves, or were perhaps deity delivered, or perhaps the doing of a real life fairy godmother/guardian angel... O.K, those last parts I can relate to anyway! (Central themes of this book often reminded me of my own book; my own story.)

There are enough mysteries entwined throughout to keep The Amalgamist interesting, but above that is the great likability of Miri, Beth, Alex, Agnes... as each one's life interconnects to the past and the present and future in a six degrees of separation way. There's magic in this book if you want there to be. There's magic in this world if you want there to be. Did the world growing smaller change that beautiful, magical unknowing world we once had and are losing? Such questions can linger in one's head after reading this book, or you could just take the short cut and read it as the well written surface tale it is.

And the one thing that isn't addressed in the book blurb is just how funny this book is, even if in an introverted way. I often had a smile upon my face.
In Book One, the narrator expertly writes real life dialogue, letting one liner descriptions take a back seat, whereas Book Two, in Turkey, is written with all the abundance of colours and aromas that you would hope from a description of the country, as well as taking a strangely fascinating turn in narration.

At times the dialogue felt like it was a female Douglas Coupland, in that actually most people banter about things with sarcasm or humour, and it feels like you're just listening to a mate talk, rather than some fictional character. Hell, maybe I amalgamated into a character in the book myself... I guess I resonated so much with the characters because they felt to me to be the everyman/woman that's often not portrayed as being that in our media delivered perception of everyday.

Well done Cristel Orrand. Can't wait to read more.

Harry Whitewolf. (Author of Route Number 11 Argentina, Angels & Alcohol.)
This was a great read! Well written and I couldn't put it down! Very nice descriptions of the places in Turkey and the food descriptions were fabulous! Similar to Frances Mays! The sharp sensory details take you into the scene and leave you wanting more. Bravo!
This is a complex and enticing tale that grabs the reader and takes them on a journey of self-discovery. The characters are well written with relatable flaws and challenges but the author weaves in a touch of magic and mystery to enchant the imagination. This story of travel, love and personal triumph is not to be missed!
I had been waiting for some time for this book to be released and let me say, it was worth the wait. Mrs. Orrand's imagery brought the characters and places to my living room. I could see Miri walking the streets of New York, exploring the Turkish market, and staring out from the seats at the amphitheater. It was a fantastic story and one I know I will come back to again and again.
A good story - nice romance but predictable all in all. However, so well written, that it didn't seem like just another romance novel. The only thing I didn't like was that the main character (Miri) analyzes every single second of her entire life, all of her relationships, etc. She got tiresome at times but in the end I have to admit, it's a lovely story.
I really enjoyed this book. It was well-written and easy to read. I looked forward to having free time to read. The author is a great story-teller. Her descriptions are thorough but not overly done. She tells you what you need to set up a lovely scene in your imagination. Well done, Cristel. I'm looking forward to your next book. Also, your vocabulary is still way better than mine, so thanks for teaching me new big words, haha ;) Clearly, I am not using them but at least they're in my brain for reference.
I have the kindle edition and the formatting was great.