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Beautifully written, compelling story

Revisado: 05-02-23

Susanne Pari delivers a powerful, human story of the conflict of cultures, both between and within families and individuals; and the myriad of strategies we all use to overcome, or even simply survive, them. Ms. Pari wrote so poignantly not only about the clash of cultures between the Persian and American ways of life, how the different generations, genders, and individuals experience and respond to these obstacles, but also about inner struggles, joys, hopes, loves — life — we all experience, regardless of nationality or ethnicity. There was such depth to the characters. I felt like I was there with them. I felt their pain and rejoiced in their victories. It is an uplifting book, while not glossing over the difficulties of life. And I learned a bit about a fascinating culture, and what it is to be a foreigner — and a first generation immigrant — in the US.

I admit I was disappointed by the somewhat monotone narrator. Others seemed to enjoy her. But, my experience of the narrator was that it wasn’t until about chapter 10 that she started to express differences in voices (mostly due to accents) and eventually in emotion. She improved as the book progressed, but I don’t think she did the beautiful writing the justice it deserves.

HOWEVER, the story was so engaging and alluring, that, even though I usually stop listening if I don’t like the narrator, I couldn’t. And by the end, I had fallen in love with many of the characters (or hated the odious ones — and yet couldn’t help but see their humanity, as well). I didn’t want the book to end. Ms. Pari, I want more, please.

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