Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books in Our Shared Shelf

Jul 16, 2007 Kerith rated it really liked it

Azar Nafisi is a talented writer and I enjoyed her writing about the Iranian Revolution. But, for me to truly enjoy the book I need to re-read many of the books discussed, as I realized I was missing deeper points because I hadn't read Jane Austen in years. Ergo, this books goes back on the "to read" shelf for a bit.

Have re-read a couple books and so the star rating increased. It was still a bit dense in the Henry James chapter - feeling like it was less because James's work was being studied th ...more

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Jul 25, 2007 Kristin rated it liked it

I never had any interest in reading this book until it was given to me a few months ago. It's famous, everyone's heard of it, but it just didn't peak my interest. I liked it more than I expected and, though a light easy read, it had a nice balance of literary criticism and Iranian culture information. I have to say that I was shocked at my own ignorance about the revolution in Iran before reading this book. I found the book itself to have its ups and downs. It seems to fluctuate between overly s ...more

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Jul 24, 2007 Alien rated it liked it

I like the fact that this book tells alot about a Moslem country and how people in the country live.

also, I like this book because it encourages me to read a whole lot of other books...

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