Things I've Been Silent About : Memories of a Prodigal Daughter (Paperback)

from jo-jo

This was a fascinating reflection on Nafisi's life that seemed to me to be more of a lack of the mother/daughter relationship that she missed out on. I think it's even safe for me to say that as I started this book I found myself disliking the author because she only seemed to complain about her ...

from Bridget770

Azar Nafisi details her life, focusing on her imperfect relationship with her parents, the political unrest in Iran, and her love of literature. The excellent writing and engaging story makes the book impossible to put down once a reader has started. A vast majority of readers can sympathize with...

from bobbieharv

I heard her interviewed on NPR about this book, and didn't expect that the things she's been silent about would get such short shrift! I thought it was a clever way to recycle a lot of the stuff that was in Reading Lolita, but was disappointed to be rereading so much. I did get a better idea of h...

from mahallett

difficult mom and dad and step-mother. a child trying to understand motivations of parents which is always hard because we are children for our first encounters and they are old and difficult for later ones. middle years might be our only time. i try to feel that all parents do the best they can ...

from Niecierpek

It's a very personal memoir in which Nafisi is mainly paying tribute to her parents, and coming to terms with her fairly turbulent family history- personal as well as political. Her moody, capricious and overpowering mother and her politically and literarily inclined father, are presented on the ...