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ugh every time I read this it pulls at my heart in weird ways. My mom was the same age as marjane during the revolution so I see a lot of these experiences through my mom’s eyes and I want to cry. It’s hard to read this re-telling of your country’s history especially during a time like this when Iran is going through another revolution. My heart hurts for my mom and my dad and everything they endured
— Jan 23, 2026 02:42PM
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Every time I start this book I get 30% through and I start uncontrollably sobbing. The first time was in high school when I illegally downloaded a pdf version and kept it on my laptop lol. I tried again in college but couldn’t. I have the hard copy now though so here we go again. Given the current climate and also how I’ve been feeling idk how this will go but let’s see
— Jan 22, 2026 01:51PM