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margaretefg's review against another edition
4.0
A powerful prison memoir: the author first goes to prison in the early days of the Islamic revolution. She spends four or five years in prison, with short breaks living "free" in revolutionary Iran. She describes herself as a secular democrat, so she doesn't fit in with any of the political prisoners with whom she is housed. I was struck by her compassion for the women with whom she is imprisoned and the women guards. Even though she describes how her experiences made her insane, she is so reasonable in her descriptions of Iranian society and post revolutionary life. This is an amazing book and it made me want to read Parsipur's fiction.
acinthedc's review against another edition
3.0
Parsipur was imprisioned multiple times by the Iranian government. This memoir recounts her multiple incarcerations during and following the Cultural Revolution. An unsentimental look at the brutalities and indecencies of prison in a repressive regime, which includes surprising moments of humor and kindness. While Parsipur is candid about how her mental health deteriorated during and following her time in prison and her efforts to write and be published, she doesn't otherwise reveal much about herself or how her family fared while she was incarcerated.
A 3.5 out of 5
A 3.5 out of 5
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