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taylorfish's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
I really wanted to like it, but I wanted more about the women in the a private class and their experiences - Nafisi’s personal story is very interesting but it was not what I wanted the books focus to be. She talked more about the books than the women. The book was rambling and needed to be more focused.
aelbergan's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
very_laurie's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
daphnesayshi's review against another edition
2.0
Yet another book I had so wanted to like (because who wouldn't like the premise, really?), but was so terribly executed that I found myself zoning out after a few pages and not really caring or knowing what's going on beyond the most obvious (revolution in tehran, university life, book club in secret). Characters blended into one another, and frankly, and it makes me feel terrible for saying this, i dont give a hoot about it all, not anymore – not after reading this disaster.
charlotte112's review against another edition
The book ended up exploring mote about her thoughts on the books they were reading rather than the girls in thr book club and what their life looked like.
anagram's review against another edition
3.0
I'm very conflicted as to what to think of this book. On one hand, it is very educational and provides an adequate picture of what life looks like for women in Iran. But on the other, I feel like it lacks form and drags in many places. Also, it should come with a required reading list beforehand. I had read most of the books it discussed except the James novels and Lolita, and I would say not reading those before opening this book was detrimental to my understanding of it, which wasn't great.