Rated of 5
by Donna Fricke
For the past 2 years, friends kept asking if I'd read Reading Lolita in TehranText, and I kept answering that it was in my stack. Well, I've finally gotten to it and what a treasure it is. Not only does it give what seems to me (I've never been to Iran) a brilliant and loving insight into Iran, but it also gives a brilliant insight into the soul of a teacher, scholar, mentor, friend. Nafisi is an excellent writer, and the structure of the book, a memoir in books, is inspired. I can hardly wait for her next book, and now I too will begin bantering friends with the question "Have you read Reading Lolita in Tehran yet?"Text
Rated of 5
by Margarita
I was very disappointed with a book I hd been so looking forward to reading. Without hving read much Nabacov, I found it impossible to follow the author's train of thought andhad to keep rereading earlier passages to make sense of it. I felt there were far too many passages which were a critique of other authors' writing and not enough of her own which made it impossible for me to engage.
Rated of 5
by Mahsa
A great connecting book to my soul and my experiences. It pictures the values of Iranian people desires apart from what the regime make them to do. A picture of the young people craving to discover more and more about lide even in the repression situation around. It is a masterpiece that made me cry as a persian girl to remember all these ugly realities that was and are happening to people in Iran, but still morals and curiosity blossom and never die...
Rated of 5
by Garrett
The book had potential and I looked forward to reading it, however, I was greatly disappointed. Her discussions of the books her classes wrote seem more like literary criticism and less an integrated part of her own story. The book jumps back and forth in time and without political knowledge of Iran the reader may be confused.
Rated of 5
by gallahawk
This was a powerful book evoking strong feelings; I was actually angry with the Iranian religious regime as I read it. The author did a great job of comparing the lives of herself and her students in their own political situation with the similarities of the characters of great Western literature banned in Iran. She forces readers to comtemplate their own feelings and actions if presented with a similar political/religious environment. Her command of English is wonderful - poetic and flowing - even though she is not a native speaker. This is one I will read again.
Rated of 5
by april thomas
Reading this book gave me insight in understanding in a culture vastly different from my own. By the end of the book I appreciated the many freedmans that we have in this country. To be able to move about freely and to read and discuss a book without fear is a great thing.
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