Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

7 reviews

laurynsbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Sexism, Grief, Misogyny, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

_christinadevin's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Very interesting insight into her life in Tehran. I studied this for my English Literature degree, so we also talked about how her perspective is rather privileged and not entirely representative, but it was still insightful and I enjoyed her writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, War, and Adult/minor relationship

clover99's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

The book is slow at points but it does tie together nicely in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

machenn's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Alcohol, Death, and War

culown's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Murder, and Misogyny

jmcordero's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War

jourdanicus's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

I was initially interested in this memoir to learn more about how women from a culture (which I assumed was) very different from mine viewed a book like Lolita. After reading it, I appreciate this book as a glimpse into Iranian culture during a tumultuous time in the country. In some parts, I felt that Nafisi's class privilege, especially compared to her younger and sometimes less privileged student, really stood out; I felt I understood some point one of her students was trying to make when she didn't seem to. For me, that created some interesting conflict, finding the points in her narrative not only where I agreed and identified, but also where I saw something differently. In some cases it was more difficult for me to relate because I hadn't read much of the literature she was referencing. That said, I appreciate memoir and nonfiction that draws parallels to fiction and literature, and this book falls into that category for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia