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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
So sad and scary.
Read for Zeta Reads. We decided to read a banned book.
Read for Zeta Reads. We decided to read a banned book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
The story is worth reading and worth telling. I just wish that the author’s disdain for Iranians and their culture wasn’t as forefront and underscored as it in during the first half of the book. While she has clear and definitive reasons to dislike those who partook in her imprisonment, during most of the first half of the book and then less so throughout the rest of the text, she makes pointed vocabulary and tone choices that disparage the Iranian culture almost wholly.
I almost DNFd the book about 40% in but pushed through because I really wanted to know her story.
I almost DNFd the book about 40% in but pushed through because I really wanted to know her story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Incest, Suicidal thoughts
adventurous
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anti muslim propaganda.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia
dark
emotional
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slow-paced
Wow, das war intense. Dieses Buch ist sicherlich als Propaganda von verschiedenen Seiten benutzt worden - wer jetzt mit wie viel Recht und über wie viele Leute wie urteilt - da möchte ich mir wiederum kein Urteil erlauben. Der Erfahrungsbericht von Betty Mahmoody ist definitv lesesnwert, auch wenn er natürlich nichts über alle Iraner*innen aussagt (aber deshalb ist es ja auch ein Erfahrungsbericht).
truly beautiful and inspiring! it is a shame that the movie left so much of the storyline out of it
In all the years I've been reading, I've never left a book unfinished. So, kudos to this book for being the first one in my DNF list. The blatant, unhinged xenophobia right from the start made it difficult to stomach. There was judgement in every statement, a sense of superiority in every page. And I thought it'll change, but no. It only got worse. No thank you.