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abby_writes 's review for:
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi
This book was hard for me to read. A few times I had to put it down out of sheer frustration at the injustices served to the girls, and to the author herself. I found it especially difficult to endure the Gatsby trial, it was hard not to get defensive about my favorite novel. However, I am glad I finished it because I think this is an important read for everyone -- regardless of nationality or gender. I am a teacher and literature major, so perhaps it was easier for me to empathize with the women.
The one thing that did grate on me was the author's self-importance and constant need to refer to herself as an "academic" or "intellectual" in sentences such as "I am too much of an intellectual..." -- we get it, you're smart.
The one thing that did grate on me was the author's self-importance and constant need to refer to herself as an "academic" or "intellectual" in sentences such as "I am too much of an intellectual..." -- we get it, you're smart.