Reviews

Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur

niknat's review against another edition

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

1.0

lilimarleenm's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

stigterp's review against another edition

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5.0

5 stars in respect for the Iran women figthing for freedom.

annesofielovesliterature's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

selmabelma's review against another edition

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dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

qastra's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was extremly weird, but it was amazing at the same time. I loved the characters. I especially liked Mahdokht and her becoming a tree. It was just really poetic. 

carolineuldahl's review against another edition

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mysterious

3.5

Jeg er ikke helt sikker på at jeg forstod alt hvad der skete i bogen, mellem linjerne. Men jeg tror at jeg ville have ønsket at den var en smule længere, så man kunne dykke mere ned i hvordan samfundet var. Jeg tror at den lige skal ligge og simre for mig, så jeg kan reflektere over det nærmest fabel-agtige take på feminisme. Tror godt jeg kunne lide den. 

Det var meget sjovt at prøve at læse magisk realisme, det er en genre jeg ikke har prøvet før.

astridfilt's review against another edition

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

4.0

Magical realism

emmagandersen's review against another edition

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Too weird. Didn’t understand a thing

trutnut's review against another edition

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5.0

Fabelagtig lille bog. En af de bedste jeg har læst. Og fortællingen om fortællingen også værd at dykke ned i.