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plays (409)
psychological-fiction (1)
russion (62)
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Harris Walker

235 books | 338 friends

Bobby Underwood

1,770 books | 109 friends

Kelly Grice

349 books | 23 friends

Bjørn Skjæveland

1,574 books | 123 friends

Markus

1,034 books | 142 friends

Noam

262 books | 83 friends

Keith [on semi hiatus]

7,718 books | 178 friends

Fabian

1,043 books | 472 friends

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2026 Reading Challenge

2026

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Mahtab Safdari has read 37 books of her goal of 25!

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Mahtab Safdari

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Literature & Fiction, Plays

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Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Thornton Wilder, ...more

Member Since

October 2012

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playwright, short story writer, translator

автор и переводчик

письменниця та перекладачка

نویسنده و مترجم

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Average rating: 4.1 · 151 ratings · 28 reviews · 53 distinct works

	دریاچه‌ی تام by Ann Patchett, Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 505,751 ratings — published 2023 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	پاسخ منفی است by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author), Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 119,140 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	میز دونفره؛ نیویورک by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author), Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 71,240 ratings — published 2024 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	دایی وانیا by Anton Chekhov, Annie Baker, Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 31,526 ratings — published 1897 — 585 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	دردآشام by Simon Van Booy (Goodreads Author), Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 24,355 ratings — published 2024 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	سه خواهر by Anton Chekhov, Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.71 avg rating — 24,535 ratings — published 1900 — 288 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مگنولیاهای فولادی by Robert Harling, Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 17,957 ratings — published 1988 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drill Bit 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	بنفش it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	خانواده جهان‌پور it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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داستان نخست از مجموعه‌ی میز دونفره؛ نیویورک

نوشته‌ی ایمور تولز
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در واپسین روزهای عصر آخرین تزار، مردی روستایی به نام پوشکین در روستای کوچکی در صدوشصت کیلومتری مسکو زندگی می‌کرد. گرچه پوشکین و همسرش، ایرینا، از موهبت فرزند بی‌بهره بودند، اما در عوض کلبه‌ی دواتاقه‌ی راحتی داشتند و چند هکتار زمین که با شک Read more of this blog post »

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Mahtab Safdari made a comment on her review of Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives " Michael -- wrote: "I love the quote, "I wasn't looking for recipes but for a book that smells like bread..."—it perfectly captures the essence of what ...more "
Feb 27, 2026 07:10PM · see review
Mahtab Safdari made a comment on her review of Transparent Things (Vintage International) " Bogdan wrote: "Such a lucid re-view, Mahtab! I really feel like reading this novella now, not just roll my eyes at it ;)" Thank you, Bogdan! Re-reading ...more "
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Mahtab Safdari rated a book really liked it Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives by Kitty Tait	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In Paul Auster’s Mr. Vertigo, Walter Rawley—long after losing his fame and fortune as Walt the Wonder Boy—finds himself working his ninth or tenth job since the war, this time in a baking company. He assumes he’ll last a few months at most, but “the ...more
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Mahtab Safdari made a comment on None Ofyourbusiness Loves Israel’s review of Tom's Crossing " This is such a gorgeous review. The way you describe the book’s atmosphere, its bones, its weather — I did end up feeling like I’d crossed something h ...more "
Feb 26, 2026 11:14PM · see review
Mahtab Safdari made a comment on Michael’s review of When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1) " It seems this book begins as a medical thriller and ends as a man doing karate in a volcano. And the way you listed his ‘skills’ made him sound like t ...more "
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Mahtab Safdari rated a book it was amazing The Graveyard (Neversink) by Marek Hłasko	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
“We wanted to take the road to life, and we’ve come to a graveyard; we set out for a promised land, and all we see is a desert; we talked about justice, and all we know is terror and despair.” This single line captures the entire architecture of The G ...more
Feb 24, 2026 05:46AM · 34 likes · like · see review
Mahtab Safdari rated a book really liked it Transparent Things (Vintage International) by Vladimir Nabokov	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Vladimir Nabokov’s Transparent Things is a compact, metafictional detonation that pretends to be a quiet novella, until you realize the floor beneath you has been replaced with glass. On the surface, it follows the life of Hugh Person, a man whose ve ...more
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The Adventures of the Moon and the Bearded Rhino
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“Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky

tags: communication, confusion

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“Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don't stop to think, don't interrupt the scream, exhale, release life's rapture.”
― Vladimir Nabokov

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“I don't imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.”
― Henrik Ibsen

tags: majority, society

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“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

tags: self-realization

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“A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single deed.”
― Henrik Ibsen

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