Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Azar Nafisi

620 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative reflective slow-paced

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Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged...

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reflective 79%
informative 69%
emotional 59%
challenging 42%
inspiring 36%
sad 35%
hopeful 23%
dark 16%
tense 14%
adventurous 5%
funny 4%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

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medium 35%
fast 1%

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