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The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

23 reviews

kaylay1216's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Classism

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Torture

torturedreadersdept's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bekkah_co's review

emotional informative inspiring tense fast-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

The Lion Women of Tehran was my Book of the Month pick for this month. I am somewhat familiar with Kamali's writing after reading an excerpt of The Stationary Shop for a sociology course. I was blown away with her writing then as I am now. 

Kamali does an excellent job exploring the friendships of Ellie and Homa during Tehran in the 1950s through to 2022. Kamali has two incredbly strong main characters that come from different backgrounds but are bound together because of childhood friendship and mutual respect. This read is absolutely emotional and demonstrates the resilience of friendship and women.

The pacing is stellar; I couldn't put the book down once I got reading. While not a traditional "summer" read, this book is one I would highly recommend if you are looking for a quick read with substance, rooted within reality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault