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2treads's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Mandanipour's stories are at times stark and yet have an undertone of gentleness as they examine relationships between man, woman, parents, countries, and the natural world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Mental illness
nini23's review against another edition
Short fictional surrealistic stories set in Iran. Translated from Persian by Sara Khalili. I vacillate between being impressed by the storytelling and horror at the way women are portrayed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Animal cruelty, War, Animal death, Grief, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement and Gore
Minor: Child death
baekchen's review
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, and Death
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny
mel_books's review against another edition
4.0
Format: audiobook
Author: Shahriar Mandanipour ~ Title: Seasons of Purgatory ~ Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi
Content: 4 stars ~ Narration: 5 stars
Complete audiobook review
Seasons of the Purgatory is a collection of nine short stories from the Iranian author Shahriar Mandanipour. It is not an easy read. Many of the stories are like they were taken from someone’s purgatory. Topics are pretty diverse and explore modern life, traditions, love, jealousy, atrocities of war, and more. Many are sad, brutal, or heartbreaking. Like always with short stories, some are better than others. But, for me, with every story, they were getting better.
I liked the writing. The narrator is a Canadian-Iraqi actor Fajer Al-Kaisi. His voice is clear and easy to listen to. He uses some minor differences in pronunciation, so it sounded more authentic. I liked it.
Thanks to HighBridge Audio for the ALC and this opportunity! This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own.
Author: Shahriar Mandanipour ~ Title: Seasons of Purgatory ~ Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi
Content: 4 stars ~ Narration: 5 stars
Complete audiobook review
Seasons of the Purgatory is a collection of nine short stories from the Iranian author Shahriar Mandanipour. It is not an easy read. Many of the stories are like they were taken from someone’s purgatory. Topics are pretty diverse and explore modern life, traditions, love, jealousy, atrocities of war, and more. Many are sad, brutal, or heartbreaking. Like always with short stories, some are better than others. But, for me, with every story, they were getting better.
I liked the writing. The narrator is a Canadian-Iraqi actor Fajer Al-Kaisi. His voice is clear and easy to listen to. He uses some minor differences in pronunciation, so it sounded more authentic. I liked it.
Thanks to HighBridge Audio for the ALC and this opportunity! This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own.
agniguha01's review against another edition
3.5
A collection of graphic and visceral stories that explores collective violence as well as the interior lives of people living through war and destruction.
The imagery in these stories are so vivid, often grotesque yet mundane that they will stay with me for a long time. The collection explores various themes of disruption and death. Juxtapositions between the urban and rural, man and beast, mind and matter. These are some very powerful microcosmic stories of people living through violence.
The attitude towards women in some stories was a little difficult to read about.
katiemanring's review against another edition
challenging
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
3.5
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