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  <title><![CDATA[Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad]]></title>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[فیروزه جزایری دوما / Firoozeh Jazayeri Dumas]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[So I think you can imagine that an Iranian immigrant married to a French gentleman with a large extended family who has lived in the Berkeley, CA area might have some funny stories to tell.  She does!  Her book is personable, smart and fun.  It also certainly had me pegged as a Westerner who has no ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51619398">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Laughing without an Accent is Firoozeh Dumas’s second book, after her debut memoir Funny in Farsi. Dumas is an Iranian-American who writes about the similarities and differences in Iranian cultures through her own experiences growing up in Iran and America. The book is a compilation of twenty-eigh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64875277">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Firoozeh boasts that she would be the ideal party guest.  She does have a gift of finding common ground with people.  Not sure how she pulls it off.  But she a warming wit that avoids being nasty.  OK, she does take some punches at her family and Lindsay Lohan.  <br/><br/>This is a collection of s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71514553">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47081571">
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Firoozeh Dumas has done it again--her gentle humor is revealed through each of the short stories detailing her life experiences as an Iranian-American, and the quirks of her extended, supportive family. Sort of like a female, Iranian-American David Sedaris with a little less bite.<br/><br/>Here ar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47081571">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55315240">
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  <read_at>Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 07 17:42:51 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 15 14:16:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember enjoying the author's first book of stories, <em>Funny in Farsi</em>, when it first came out years ago, so I was excited to read the follow-up.  Being born in Iran, immigrating to the U.S. as a kid, and living with a crazy family makes for interesting stories; Firoozeh Dumas has a great way with w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55315240">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48791489">
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a super light read by the same Female Iranian American author who wrote &quot;Funny in Farsi&quot; which I also enjoyed. This is essentially a collection of short stories about the author growing up in Abadan in Southwestern Iran and then her move with her Iranian parents to Southern Califo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48791489">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28756399">
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Feb 10 06:09:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The only thing I found disheartening about this book is that the author tended to state 'Americans' and 'America' as a whole, such as &quot;America is the only country that...&quot;. I would have preferred it if the author had rather stated &quot;in my opinion most Americans&quot; or &quot;in my exp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28756399">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26556077">
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jul 07 12:48:35 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Laughing Without an Accent is Firoozeh Dumas’ second book and it is a treat.  I found this book to be a little less funny and she shows a little bit more of an edge than in Funny in Farsi.  I like skipping around and reading her chapters out of sequence.  The chapter, Victoria’s Hajib, is a grea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26556077">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45231834">
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    <name><![CDATA[Hope]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 03 04:26:47 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have become slightly obsessed with books about Iran lately, and this only served to fuel my obsession. It is an enjoyable look at Iran and the U.S. from an immigrant's point of view.  Dumas writes with humor and sensitivity about her relatives and her adopted country.  Some of the essays are a bit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45231834">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43173025">
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I gather from the last story in this collection that the point of this book is to bring cultures together, so I'm puzzled and a bit disappointed that the author chose to stereotype &quot;Americans&quot; throughout the book. Especially since the stories demonstrate that she and her family are about a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43173025">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73026047">
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    <body><![CDATA[Dumas continues her childhood tales from Funny in Farsi. I thought the reading was entertaining in an soft and easy kind of way. She has a way of making you smile as she writes about the quirks of Americans and Iranians. The stories are disjointed and jump around, so don't read this if you're expect...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73026047">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60053579">
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wish there was a book like this from every country in the world. This book is a simple collection of family memories shared by an Iranian immigrant--but the writing and storytelling is very well done. Each chapter is entertaining and endearing. By the end of the book you will feel like you have tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60053579">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46400115">
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    <body><![CDATA[I like the author's humor. This is a GREAT light read, expecially for commuting. I read it through <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://audible.com">audible.com</a> .... ok... so I LISTENED to it.... She also read &quot;Funny in Farsi&quot;.  She writes about being an Iranian-American growing up in the US in the 70's. The second book, &quot;Laughing&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46400115">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78997428">
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 25 17:15:52 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found some of the episodes in this book humorous. However, I have a hard time with whiners, and, to me, this author came off as a whiner. Also, when she blasts American education in favor of the Iranian system it doesn't ring true to me - especially not after I've listened to &quot;Reading Lolita ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78997428">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28708379">
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    <body><![CDATA[An enjoyable easy read, funny and entertaining, occasionally a bit preachy, occasionally a bit self-referential.  This is the author's second book, and about half-way thorough I found myself wishing I'd read her first: &quot;Funny is Farsi.&quot;  The author is at her best when describing her family...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28708379">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64645750">
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book over the last few days and it was great.  It is a collection of essays compiled by a woman who moved from Iraq to the US when she was young.  Each essay centers around being Iraqi in America. Delightfully written with light humor.  A great summer read.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the follow-up to Funny in Farsi and I enjoyed it just as much.  The author manages to weave humor with sentimentality into her memories of different points in her life.  For me, the star of the show is definitely her father who is hysterical in one chapter and wise and kind in the next.  I f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53125028">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_updated>Sun Feb 15 18:11:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very well-written book by an Iranian immigrant who humorously discusses the joys and frustrations of moving to America, marrying a man from France, and adjusting to new cultures, marriage, and family.  Firoozeh Dumas is an outstanding writer and humorist.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jan 26 07:59:36 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book as much as the first, Funny and Farsi.  The author has an amazing ability to tell a funny story about any culture or any family tradition without it seeming to be deprecating or overly sentimental.  I heartily recommend it!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jun 12 07:19:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't really like her style for the first few stories and I wasn't going to finish it. But then I wanted to keep reading, and was looking forward to the next story. So, I didn't love it, but I kept going back and I enjoyed it along the way.]]></body>
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