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Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran by Persis M. Karim, Jocelyn Sharlet, Shahrnush Parsipur, Kamran Talattof

magis1105's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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sherekaren's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kirstentrevino's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

4.5

valje's review against another edition

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Rather than a novel, I feel this is more a book of inter-connected short stories.

annknee's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

tallulah27's review against another edition

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2.5

Magical and an interesting read but a bit too whimsical for me to follow. Kinda confusing at times. But interesting insights into a different lifestyle.

spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition

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3.0

Translation by Faridoun Farrokh. See also the translation by Kamran Talattof and Jocelyn Sharlet.

spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition

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3.0

Translation by Kamran Talattof and Jocelyn Sharlet. See also the translation by Faridoun Farrokh.

clairreexo's review against another edition

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5.0

i want to be a tree so bad

josefine_wr's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5