Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Azar Nafisi

343 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative reflective slow-paced
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Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea and pastries, eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice, gradual...

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Moods

reflective 79%
informative 70%
emotional 59%
challenging 43%
inspiring 39%
sad 35%
hopeful 24%
dark 16%
tense 16%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 37%
fast 2%

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