Reading Lolita in Tehran is an intense emotional roller coaster that leaves you wanting to know more. I would definitely recommend this book to others. I was at first put off by the length of the book, but I reluctantly opened the book and began reading then I found myself reluctantly putting the book down which usually I was already asleep because I would keep reading until my eyes no longer would allow me to keep open.
I have been telling people to read this book because the book has pulled me in and I cannot seem to escape its grasp. I keep talking to people about how the people there live their lives there completely censored. They cannot watch something unless it is approved by their government. It completely amazes me because here we see the craziest things. There are websites that display things that other countries would never let even come close to their people.
When I read about how controlled their lives are it makes me more grateful for all the freedom that I do have that others are denied so easily. Like I can show my wrist or my face without fear of anything happening to me while other women in their country lost their jobs for a wrist slightly when giving a lecture.
I feel this book is for anyone who wants to experience the world through someone else's eyes this is the book to read. You learn how they think especially when they discuss the books they have read and you see their opinions that they can so freely state there, but if they were to do that anywhere else they could be facing so much punishment. This book opens your eyes and makes you question how you see the world and gives you more appreciation for the things you take for granted.
I feel this book would be best for people who take everything they have for granted. I know people who take having money to do whatever their little heart desires, but they still do not feel happy or seem happy. They are always complaining about something. They never think about the fact that others do not have the opportunities that are being thrown in their faces by everyone around them. I know people who have parents that can send them to the great private college that is $50,000 a year to get a great education, but they do not care because their life is just so hard. I feel that if they read this book they will more likely appreciate the education that they are given and be more likely to take advantage of it.
As an advertisement, I end my thought with letting you know where the book can be found, even though I bet you know where to get it. It can be found in our Antelope Valley Bookstore or in a local bookstore. I suggest our book store because you can get it used for pretty cheap and it is worth it and I would suggest holding on to the book because it would be a good book for future kids because it will help them understand the world around them.
Yeah this book is cheaper at our bookstore... I bought it for $10.15 at AVC. I went to Barnes and Noble and found out that it cost about $15.00. I honestly agree with you about this book being read by someone who wants to see the world from someone else's eyes. I think that is what fiction does. What it should do actually. I don't know what it's like to be Muslim or a woman living during Imam Khoeimini's regime but Nafsi's memoir in books, allows me to see what she saw. It is very powerful.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that we take our freedom for granted. We complain about our taxes and the police but in all honesty, it could be way worse like you said. That's why so many people come to our country, for our freedom.
I haven't had many books that kept me awake all night but from the first second I opened Lolita in Tehran, I was drawn in. I don't know if it was the way she narrated her life or the words she used but she created such a vivid picture. I her talent with words is one of a kind. It may have been because of she was narrating her own life but it was still very well written.