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utahmomreads's review
5.0
I loved this book. The writing is eloquent and while I especially enjoyed reading about the women in Iran and the history of the Revolution in Iran, I also devoured the interpretations of the great novels. It took me back to my own English Lit studies in college and I've been inspired to reread "Daisy Miller", "The Great Gatsby" and "Pride and Prejudice".
biolexicon's review
2.0
Though I enjoyed the section where they put books on trial in the classroom, the rest of the novel fell short. Instead of being cutting edge and emotionally gripping, I got the tired emotional "women's novel" feel. The subject matter could have been riveting, instead I felt like I was reading a cliche.
usnebojemesa's review
4.0
I also know of another "I" that has become naked on the pages of a book: in fictional world, I have become fixed like a Rodin statue.
These are the lines with which this book ends. I liked it, as far as book-memoirs go, but I also felt frustrated at times because it was taking so long to finish it. One would think that with all of this social distancing I would be reading more than ever but I just find it hard to focus on reading right now. Somehow managed to squeeze the last 150 pages in one day and I have to say this was the first time in a long time I've read something so focused & annotating along the way.
What this book did is made me interested to learn more about Iran and the situation. Who would've known that a book I picked in an Oxfam shop in Munchen would to this to me.
These are the lines with which this book ends. I liked it, as far as book-memoirs go, but I also felt frustrated at times because it was taking so long to finish it. One would think that with all of this social distancing I would be reading more than ever but I just find it hard to focus on reading right now. Somehow managed to squeeze the last 150 pages in one day and I have to say this was the first time in a long time I've read something so focused & annotating along the way.
What this book did is made me interested to learn more about Iran and the situation. Who would've known that a book I picked in an Oxfam shop in Munchen would to this to me.
ricepudding24's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
nm_young's review
DID NOT FINISH — I will not rate a book that I shelf as “did not finish.” I don’t believe it’s fair to put a rating on books I didn’t read from beginning to end.
book_concierge's review
3.0
This memoir asks "why should anyone read fiction?" We had a great discussion, but we wanted to know more about the lives of the students. At times it read more like an academic paper, using Western authors to express THIS author's views on the Iranian Revolution. I felt she was lecturing, and found it boring.
I had just read "The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo" for my other book club (discussion the night before this one), and I missed the personal connection with the students / book club members evident in that book.
I had just read "The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo" for my other book club (discussion the night before this one), and I missed the personal connection with the students / book club members evident in that book.