Reviews with content warning for War - The Lion Women of Tehran

I need everyone to read this book!! It’s beautiful and brutal and so compelling! I am NOT a historical fiction person but books like this make me believe I could be! Set in Tehran, Iraq this book follows two friends through the highest highs and lowest lows. The political turmoil is an important focus of this and I definitely learned something new. These are characters that will stay with you for a long time!

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efurtak49's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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jupiterbb's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is a beautiful story of two young girls from very different background growing up during the Iranian revolution. It is inspiring and heartbreaking. I absolutely loved it and finished the audiobook within a couple days. Will be buying the book as well!

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louiepotterbook's review

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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sarryluv99's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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boredarchivist's review

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challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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heartfelthullabaloo's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring 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? No

4.5

The writing in the book was so beautiful. The author has a real talent for vividly describing food, locations, and people in a way that just brought the story to life. I know basically nothing about Iranian culture and history so it was really educational and I looked up several things that were mentioned. I didn’t love the ending, Bahar’s chapter in particular didn’t elevate anything for me and I wish that would have been done differently. Besides that the story exceeded my expectations. It didn’t hide any of the faults that come with being a real person and what that looks like when having a long term friendship. It was an honest look into these women’s lives, both the ups and downs.

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isabelxenriquez's review

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4.0

A powerful and moving story. Slow-paced at many many parts but it carefully tells a story spanning decades. Taught me about Persian history and culture. Her prose is stunning and it’s a very emotional, empowering story.

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