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Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji
4.0
I quite enjoyed this book. I had never heard of this book before going into it but was interested because I love Persepolis and was interested in reading more books about Iran during their revolution.
I really liked the perspective of the main character and seeing the life of an average Iranian boy. I thought it gave a great insight as to how the revolution took hold.
I like the flash forwards a lot and thought they were very intriguing making me want to read more to find out how we got there. This book could have gotten a lot more dark and depressing than it did but that little peek into the darkside of the pre-revolution Shah Iran.
I also really liked the side characters in this book and learning about the neighbourhood and world of the main characters. I would have liked having a bit of a larger view of Tehran as a whole, but it was kind of nice reading about this more insular world. It was also interesting learning a little bit about Iranian culture.
My one major complaint of this book was that I thought it ended too soon. I wish there had been more of a resolution or that we got to see the Iranian revolution through to its end because I felt that it ended in the middle of a major event in history.
That being said, I did enjoy the glimpse into pre-revolution Iran that we did see and the start of this movement. I would recommend this book
I really liked the perspective of the main character and seeing the life of an average Iranian boy. I thought it gave a great insight as to how the revolution took hold.
I like the flash forwards a lot and thought they were very intriguing making me want to read more to find out how we got there. This book could have gotten a lot more dark and depressing than it did but that little peek into the darkside of the pre-revolution Shah Iran.
I also really liked the side characters in this book and learning about the neighbourhood and world of the main characters. I would have liked having a bit of a larger view of Tehran as a whole, but it was kind of nice reading about this more insular world. It was also interesting learning a little bit about Iranian culture.
My one major complaint of this book was that I thought it ended too soon. I wish there had been more of a resolution or that we got to see the Iranian revolution through to its end because I felt that it ended in the middle of a major event in history.
That being said, I did enjoy the glimpse into pre-revolution Iran that we did see and the start of this movement. I would recommend this book