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Persepolis | Marjane Satrapi

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Beautiful work. Equal parts adorable and harrowing. How had I not read it before?! By chance I found this on a sale table the week of the (most recent) bombings of Iran, what a context to be reading it in. History rhymes indeed, and the people always suffer for it.

Chrissyreadit I think we need High Schoolers to read more books about people from other perspectives and experiences and somehow it feels like there is less and less exposure. This is a great book! 1w

britt_brooke Sooo good! 1w

danx @Chrissyreadit absolutely agree; instead they have a tendency to end up banned unfortunately. 1w

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TheBookgeekFrau

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

so-so

The history of Iran just before, and following the revolution was interesting. I didn't care for the writing, however; and it was too long.

45/80

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Karisimo If you want to revisit this time/place, a good fiction story is

The Lion Women of Tehran

TheBookgeekFrau @Karisimo Thanks! 😊 2w

DieAReader 🥳 Next up!! 2w

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2w

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian

Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar

Reading this book kind of makes me feel drunk? In a good way.

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bio_chem06

Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar

Great books this month, however I‘m the only one in my Bookclub who didn‘t love Martyr!

Hooked_on_books I didn‘t love Martyr, either, so it‘s good to see I‘m not alone! 2w

bio_chem06 @Hooked_on_books I was literally the only one in 10 people. I felt bad having critiques, made people look at me like I had two heads🤣🤣 I hope I made the conversation more interesting! 2w

Hooked_on_books @bio_chem06 I have no doubt you did! I always find it interesting to hear the point of view of others, even if how we felt about the book is different. As long as all are respectful of others‘ views (which of course doesn‘t always happen). 2w

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Judybskt

The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali

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Enjoyed this one!

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TheBookgeekFrau

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

"In the fall of 1995, after resigning from my last academic post, I decided to indulge myself and fulfill a dream."

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ShyBookOwl Love it! 3w

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TheBookgeekFrau

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

House is clean. Thunder storm approaching. But I've got my coffee and a possibility for another bingo this month. All is good right now 😊

KadaGul This book is awesome! I get her admiration for Vladimir Nabokov because I feel the same way about Emile Durkheim. The audiobook wasn‘t my favorite, so I just read the book instead. 😍🥰😍🥰 3w

TheBookgeekFrau @KadaGul I'm really enjoying it so far! 3w

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Judybskt

The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali

Feels good to soak in the tub with a new book after working in my garden. 🌸💚

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Scochrane26

Darius the Great is Not Okay | Adib Khorram

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A friend recommended this book to me, & I‘m glad I listened to it because I got to hear the Farsi pronounced correctly instead of me butchering it in my head. I got a little emotional towards the end, a really good story about Darius going to visit family in Iran for the first time. He deals with depression, bullies at school, negative thoughts, & relationship with his dad. Also learned a lot about culture, a bonus to a great YA story.

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Cathyloves2read

The Stationery Shop | Marjan Kamali

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A beautiful, unforgettable story of love, loss, and fate. The Stationery Shop moved me deeply. The emotional depth, especially the grace shown by her husband, was powerful. His quiet strength and understanding left a lasting impression. A poignant, tender read—I‘ll carry it with me always. ★★★★★

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