From the Bookshelf of Diversity in All Forms!…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (June 2021)
By Mariah Roze · 7 posts · 65 views
By Mariah Roze · 7 posts · 65 views
last updated Feb 12, 2024 09:45AM
What Members Thought

I read this as a buddy read with Michelle from MichEllisLife. We did not limit ourselves to any amount of pages that we had to read during a certain period of time, but just have it complete by the end of the week. That was a good goal, because I finished this in one day and it was brilliant!
Marjane Satrapi tells the story of her life during the Islamic Revolution while growing up in Iran, which is constantly at war, with the reason being that a nation rich in oil is bound to attract attention f ...more
Marjane Satrapi tells the story of her life during the Islamic Revolution while growing up in Iran, which is constantly at war, with the reason being that a nation rich in oil is bound to attract attention f ...more

DNF. I read about 50% before I couldn't read anymore. It was a fascinating narrative on Iran's culture and history, but the art style, combined with the immature reflections was just a little too much after a while.
...more


Jun 08, 2012
Tippy
marked it as to-read

Jul 24, 2013
Krissy
marked it as to-read

Oct 19, 2016
Heather
marked it as to-read

Mar 10, 2017
Patti
marked it as to-read

Mar 13, 2017
Zulfiya
marked it as to-read

Sep 29, 2017
Keita Darling
marked it as to-read

Sep 07, 2018
Melanie
marked it as to-read

Dec 20, 2018
Amy Quigley
marked it as to-read

Jan 09, 2019
Sarah Suzy
added it

Apr 09, 2019
JD
marked it as to-read

Oct 22, 2020
Karen Michele Burns
added it

Nov 25, 2020
Kme_17
marked it as to-read

Mar 24, 2021
Alistaire Ira Jones (Taylor's Version)
marked it as to-read

Apr 08, 2021
Stuart
marked it as to-read

Jul 22, 2021
Maria Beardsley
marked it as to-read