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mchl_btt's review
5.0
un saggio critico di letteratura e una testimonianza della vita nella Repubblica Islamica dell’Iran.
bellissimo
bellissimo
blackjessamine's review against another edition
5.0
"Voglio scrivere un libro in cui ringrazio la Repubblica islamica per tutto quello che mi ha insegnato – ad amare Henry James e Jane Austen e il gelato e la libertà".
leahthenerd's review against another edition
Might come back but it's a very dense text
obi_wan_kenobook's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
giboulet's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
muravyevaa's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
I think the beauty of this book is that it could be written many times by various people and not get boring. This is a chaotic and all over the place story about living in a very oppressive state. The key word here is living. I felt very validated in my own feelings by this book, but I also think it would be useful for anyone to read to try and get at least into one person’s head from an oppressive state. It is chaos, it is a boiling pot of ugly reality and life of an individual. It will take a while to finish, but it feels like it is the whole point
barium_squirrel's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
This book made me really reflect a lot on my own imagination and thoughts. I feel like I've been hiding from myself for a long time.
the_escape_artist_'s review
3.0
This book was not an easy read, it actually took me 3 tries, and I only got through it this time because it was a book club pick. The first section was very dry, and read like a literary text book. It did pick up and got more into what life was like at the time for women in Iran, which is what I really wanted from this book. I don’t know that I would recommend this book, but I also don’t regret reading it.
Oh and PS, she is constantly describing people as “fat” when there is no real need for that descriptor. It is almost present in the book as the interchangeable with lazy or overindulgent, and it really rubbed me the wrong way throughout
Oh and PS, she is constantly describing people as “fat” when there is no real need for that descriptor. It is almost present in the book as the interchangeable with lazy or overindulgent, and it really rubbed me the wrong way throughout