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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
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This was a tough read. I suppose I would have appreciated it more if I had read all the books that were referenced in this one. And if I studied literature, studied the meaning of every scene, every characterization, every image from the books, I might have appreciated it.
Unfortunately this was much too deep and a serious study of literature. I enjoyed her accounts of life in Tehran and the characters in her book. I enjoyed her personal accounts and her life stories. Unfortunately true life was weaved into the fiction from novels i've never read, so I couldn't appreciate her insights and found her writing high-brow and much too seriously intellectual for me to read it without zoning out every so often.
The middle parts of the book go into depth about her background and her life experiences which I found the most interesting. The beginning and end delve far too much into the literary world. I suppose if you're a serious student of literature this book is a gold. But me being a casual reader, it was hard to swallow.
Unfortunately this was much too deep and a serious study of literature. I enjoyed her accounts of life in Tehran and the characters in her book. I enjoyed her personal accounts and her life stories. Unfortunately true life was weaved into the fiction from novels i've never read, so I couldn't appreciate her insights and found her writing high-brow and much too seriously intellectual for me to read it without zoning out every so often.
The middle parts of the book go into depth about her background and her life experiences which I found the most interesting. The beginning and end delve far too much into the literary world. I suppose if you're a serious student of literature this book is a gold. But me being a casual reader, it was hard to swallow.
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October 1, 2007
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October 14, 2007
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May 22, 2013 08:35AM
I'm halfway through it and I have the same thoughts as you. I might have only read a handful out of all the books that are referenced in her memoir.
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I agree. I tried to make it to page 30 but within the first few pages I realized her haughty tone was removing me from this book.
I have an MA in literature and I鈥檓 struggling with it. I feel like I鈥檓 just reading and academic article, and that鈥檚 not reading for pleasure. I thought it would be so much more about life under Islamist rule in Tehran but those bits are few and far between.
