Reviews

The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women by Dick Davis

doodoodevourer's review

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Sadly, a ancient perspective of what the unveiled women under the Islamic Regime experience today.

julinapril's review

emotional informative reflective

4.75

doremifasolaleska's review

5.0

forest and river. 

dreyar's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

salomengo98's review

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

evavaale's review

emotional funny informative inspiring sad slow-paced

4.5

coralie_michon's review

3.5

i really liked it, but i wish i had more knowledge on the persian culture to truly appreciate it. 

bookwomble's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

gdenav's review

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

its_hoella's review

5.0

This book is definitely part of my poetry awakening.
If some of the voices stroke me more than others, the overall feeling was that of a journey accompanied by Persian women of different eras, and it was really pleasant.
There is at times wit, calling-out of cheaters, longings of the heart, sorrow, war, womanhood but also women stating their dissatisfaction in their love and sexual life.