69 reviews for:

The Book of Fate

Parinoush Saniee

4.24 AVERAGE

katro's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

elisana's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative sad medium-paced

morgan23070307's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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O carte frumoasa despre experienta femeii iraniene

mary_yankulova's review against another edition

5.0

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“Moята Орис” ми хареса изключително много! Надявам се още много жени да я прочетат и да повярват в силата на жената и най-вече майката, която след прочита на книгата смятам може всичко. Дълго време се колебах дали да прочета книгата и мога да кажа, че не съжалявам.

Историята (въпреки, че е драматична, тежка и наситена с болезнени теми) се чете много леко.

Не знаех почти нищо за историята на Иран и сега смятам, че съм малко по-осведомена.

Анотацията казва достатъчно и няма да преразказвам основният сюжет, само ще кажа, че книгата много ме размисли по темата деца-родители, дълг, къде свършва родителството и къде сме ние като самостоятелни личности, освен родители.

Силно препоръчвам!

emmaaraldsen's review against another edition

4.25

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

creeker868's review against another edition

3.0

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An interesting book about a different culture. It was difficult to put myself into Massoumeh shoes as the culture she lives in is so foreign to mine. She faces challenges in her life that I can't even imagine and perseveres. Some reviewers commented that they didn't like the end. I may find the end unsatisfying but I find it totally believable when you consider everything Massoumeh has experienced in her life. Definitely worth reading.

lynnedf's review against another edition

2.0

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I wanted to like this book - but I found that (1) I didn't like the protagonist's voice. (2) Perhaps it was the translation but it just felt "wrong" - I can't explain it more than, it sounded like a Western character ... but she wasn't. (3) I found her to be very self-pitying and the last 50 pages just upset me. Characters I had liked I began to absolutely dislike. A book that should have had me completely immersed in a culture, ideology and historical events that have changed the world ... and instead I just kept reading it because I had started it.

laurabybookcaffero's review against another edition

5.0

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Cartea asta nu merita doar 5 (* * * * *) stele. Si 10 ar fi putine. Minunata!

biancamilea's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bendis_exe's review against another edition

3.5

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The initial problem with the book was that the praises put it on too much of a pedestal. However, I cannot ignore the way in which it explores feminism thrue a different lense.