A review by bookwormjimmy
Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times by Azar Nafisi

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Read Dangerously is a collection of essays by Azar Nafisi on her reflections on the power that literature has in provoking thought. From Margaret Atwood's dystopian world of The Handmaid's Tale to Ray Bradbury's book burning society in Farenheit 451, stories have a way of capturing the insanely turbulent times of the present and foretelling a potential future our society is headed towards. Being able to read and learn from these stories, and thus engage in conversation that could then lead to societal and political discourse....that is the challenge that Nafisi encourages everyone to take.