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kommunistdog's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
2.5
spiderfelt's review against another edition
The loan on my e-b00k expired before I finished. I know enough to understand the author's writing style. With a long list of books to sample, I won't check it out to finish, but I liked the bit that I read.
emilymdxn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Grief
sbogdanich's review against another edition
5.0
I love magical realism, learning about other cultures, and even reading about depressing totalitarian states for some reason so this was right up my alley.
krammedshelf's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I decide not to leave any rating because I need to read more about Iran history, especially during Islamic Revolution, as this book tackles it. I understand there's nuance and compliance regarding the topic, and I don't think it's my place to talk about it more.
So I'm going to talk about Shokoofeh Azar's writing because it's amazing. Mixing Iranian's mythology and folklore to further describing the life condition of the characters post-Islamic revolution is a brilliant idea, but reading The Enlightenment of a Greengage Tree feels like a never-ending nightmare. Partly because the book has dreamlike elements, but the story itself is anything but "dreamlike". If you know what I mean?
So I'm going to talk about Shokoofeh Azar's writing because it's amazing. Mixing Iranian's mythology and folklore to further describing the life condition of the characters post-Islamic revolution is a brilliant idea, but reading The Enlightenment of a Greengage Tree feels like a never-ending nightmare. Partly because the book has dreamlike elements, but the story itself is anything but "dreamlike". If you know what I mean?
ariesbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Sexual assault
heresthepencil's review against another edition
4.0
rep: Iranian cast & setting
tw: death, murder, torture, blood, gore, violence, sexual assault, immolation, flaying
i would call it magical realism, if it wasn’t an iranian book. the best words to describe it would be ethereal and dreamlike. though given the subject matter, maybe nightmarelike is more accurate. a terrifying fairy tale, a literal ghost story. and yet somehow, with all its mysticism and lyrical descriptions, and otherworldly imagery, it's a story about the importance & beauty of life, even in the face of what seems like endless suffering.
tw: death, murder, torture, blood, gore, violence, sexual assault, immolation, flaying
i would call it magical realism, if it wasn’t an iranian book. the best words to describe it would be ethereal and dreamlike. though given the subject matter, maybe nightmarelike is more accurate. a terrifying fairy tale, a literal ghost story. and yet somehow, with all its mysticism and lyrical descriptions, and otherworldly imagery, it's a story about the importance & beauty of life, even in the face of what seems like endless suffering.
myrtosfullybooked's review against another edition
4.0
The Enlightenment at the Greengage Tree, Shokoofeh Azar