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A review by cemoses
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books by Azar Nafisi
4.0
It was a very well written book of literary criticism and it inspired me to read the writer's very well known book Reading Lolita in Tehran. However, in reading the Republic of the Imagination, it helped that I had read within the last ten years two of the books Ms. Nafisi reviewed, Huckleberry Finn and Babbitt; in addition I liked both of these books. I found it harder to read the section where Ms. Nafisi examines The Heart is a Lonely Hunter which I have not read. However, this book did make me want to read it.
It is a book for English majors and people who enjoy reading about literary fiction; it is not a book for fiction nonbelievers. I was a little disappointed that the book was not a call to arms about the joys and importance of fiction which I do think is under attack now. However, perhaps that goes beyond the scope of the book.
It is a book for English majors and people who enjoy reading about literary fiction; it is not a book for fiction nonbelievers. I was a little disappointed that the book was not a call to arms about the joys and importance of fiction which I do think is under attack now. However, perhaps that goes beyond the scope of the book.