Challenge Round-up
Apart from one that is still going on and one that I failed miserably (but expected to fail – don’t ask me why I signed up for it then), I finished all my challenges a while ago, but I never got around to writing round-ups. So here is one big post to round off all [...]
The Mitford Girls by Mary S. Lovell
The six sisters collectively known as the Mitford Girls were not only very different and interesting characters of themselves, living in an interesting time in history, but the way their lives turned out, makes them even more fascinating. So let me briefly introduce them. The oldest, Nancy, was born in 1904 and became a very [...]
Weekly Geeks #9: Challenge Time
This week’s Weekly Geeks theme is all about challenges: 1. If you participate in any challenges, get organized! Update your lists, post about any you haven’t mentioned, add links of reviews to your lists if you do that, go to the challenge blog if there is one and post there, etc. 2. If you don’t [...]
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Reading this book ended up being a somewhat mixed experience. I read the book twice, once in February or so and once last week. I don’t really know why I picked it up again, I guess somehow “I wasn’t done with the book” yet. This is probably also why I didn’t manage to write a [...]
Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi
I have gone off on a little Iran-reading spree recently. It started with Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (review to come. Short verdict: I absolutely loved it!), Iran Awakening was number two and this weekend I started Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Shirin Ebadi is a human rights lawyer and activist who won the [...]
