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A review by thesarahkay
Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times by Azar Nafisi
4.0
“Ideology always needs and invented enemy, to keep supporters, excited, and on their toes and to keep rebels, frightened, and paralyzed. As we in Iran discovered so painfully, it is easy to invent enemies when you see the world in black-and-white.”
Inspiring read. I didn’t really get into it until the third letter (chapter) and then I was swept away. Nafisi’s insight into the power of books, particularly with her experiences under the Islamic government in Iran, was eye-opening and moving. Iran has more diversity of belief than just Islamic traditions. With book bans starting to sweep the US, it felt like a critical moment to read this, and remember that we need to protect the right to read all kinds of books.
Her persistent hope and will to fight to protect the right to read and write planted a seed in me, and I have some more reading and writing to do yet.
Inspiring read. I didn’t really get into it until the third letter (chapter) and then I was swept away. Nafisi’s insight into the power of books, particularly with her experiences under the Islamic government in Iran, was eye-opening and moving. Iran has more diversity of belief than just Islamic traditions. With book bans starting to sweep the US, it felt like a critical moment to read this, and remember that we need to protect the right to read all kinds of books.
Her persistent hope and will to fight to protect the right to read and write planted a seed in me, and I have some more reading and writing to do yet.