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A review by kaleskorner
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books by Azar Nafisi
4.0
This was an excellent book with a fascinating look into America as a country through the lens of immigrants, students, and fiction. I adored Nafisi's writing as well as her use of language. She was able to explain complex political and historical concepts through a literary lens which enabled me to understand them much more and thus become more interested. I agreed with many of Nafisi's points and found myself underlining more sentences than I can count.
My only criticism comes from my own ignorance. Nafisi does a wonderful job of summarizing parts of the three books (four technically including the epilogue) so you don't feel too lost, however, if you have not read Huck Finn, Babbit or Carson, part of the book will be lost to you. on the flip side, this book made me want to read those three books and enrich my literary knowledge.
My only criticism comes from my own ignorance. Nafisi does a wonderful job of summarizing parts of the three books (four technically including the epilogue) so you don't feel too lost, however, if you have not read Huck Finn, Babbit or Carson, part of the book will be lost to you. on the flip side, this book made me want to read those three books and enrich my literary knowledge.