Jacquelyn L. Larson: Makes me glad to be an American woman. Oppression of our counterparts breaks your heart.
United States on Sep 07, 2022
Windy: I cannot love this book more. The eye-opening look into Persian culture and life before and after the Revolution is both fascinating and sad. But what holds the story together is Lili. A true testament to the power of a mother's love and the choices she makes for her family, past, present and future are the silk threads that weave through 300 + pages to create a poignant tapestry of resilience, loss, and longing for places and people that can and cannot be. I inhaled every word like a sweet tea.
United States on Aug 27, 2022
r. patrick: Very interesting read. Also true with immigrant families. Difficulties they go true and how hard the woman work to keep the family together.
United Kingdom on Oct 25, 2021
Amazon Customer: Very interesting book
United Kingdom on Apr 21, 2021
Nerina Villa: This book flies by in rich vivid technicolour. A great read. Iran comes to life in its pages, as do complex family relationships.
United Kingdom on Sep 17, 2018
book addict: A good Read.. Well written..although the characters often disappeared for lengthy periods but would resurface again. I enjoyed the comparasion of life in Iran with America.
United Kingdom on Aug 09, 2016
R Ferris: The author gives a very interesting glimpse of the life of women in Iran before and after the Islamic Revolution. As a woman, the women's casual attitude toward domestic violence against other women is hard to read and is a recurring and widespread theme. They nurture and support each other, but excuse the men and blame the woman. But as the reader is introduced to several generations, you understand how cultural norms are passed down, with little education or will to change things. The time frame overlaps 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' and it's extremely interesting to see how women's lives were beginning to improve in 'The Good Daughter' up to the time of 'Lolita' and then how both books follow the downward spiral to where Iran is today. The author seemed to drop several interesting threads in the narrative, picking them up later with only confusion to connect them. And many details of the story don't seem to add up, especially as it concerns their finances. But overall, its a compelling story, a quick read, and pulls you in enough that the abrupt ending begs for a Part Two.
United States on Sep 14, 2012
morgan1: enjoyable read showing the clashes in culture between old world and new life in USA.
easy to read and interesting to see both sides of the story, the daughter and the mother and how their ideas differ.
United Kingdom on May 19, 2012
Anonymous: I read The Good Daughter on my honeymoon. My husband's parents immigrated to the US from Iran many years before he was born, so I have been reading books about Iran to gain more insight into their culture. The only other memoir about Iranian life that equals this one is Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis. (I highly recommend reading both.)
The most remarkable aspect of Dzarnik's book is the scope and detail with which she tells the story of her great-grandmother, grandmother and mother, as well as other relatives who played important roles in their lives. Her prose is beautiful, and descriptions of food, places and rituals are so evocative that it's easy to imagine being there with the women whose lives shaped hers. It's a dense book, but I didn't want to skip a word. While there are many memories that are hard to read, there are also stories of courage, redemption and perseverance that keep the story from becoming depressing - I was particularly charmed by the story of Kobra's mid-life career change and her reinvention of herself.
Jasmin Dzarnik is very talented, and we are fortunate that she decided to share her family's story. If you want a better understanding of the...
United States on Apr 14, 2011
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| Total Reviews | 6 reviews | 90 reviews | 188 reviews |
| Release date | November 16, 2011 | August 1, 2015 | August 21, 2018 |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing | IDIFY Publishing | Zondervan; 3 edition |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0446534987 | 978-0998537337 | 978-0310092643 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #199 in Emigrants & Immigrants Biographies#3,705 in Women's Biographies#10,088 in Memoirs | #2 in Women in Islam #142 in Spiritual Self-Help #616 in Personal Transformation Self-Help | #6 in Comparative Religion #31 in Religious Leader Biographies#42 in Christian Apologetics |
| Emigrants & Immigrants Biographies | Emigrants & Immigrants Biographies | ||
| Women's Biographies | Women's Biographies | ||
| Publication date | November 16, 2011 | August 1, 2015 | August 21, 2018 |
| Memoirs (Books) | Memoirs | ||
| Product Dimensions | 5.27 x 0.89 x 8.02 inches; 9.76 Ounces | 6 x 0.41 x 9 inches; 9.45 Ounces | 5.45 x 1.06 x 8.35 inches; 11.96 Ounces |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Country of Origin | USA | USA | USA |
| ISBN-10 | 0446534986 | 0998537330 | 0310092647 |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4/5 stars of 425 ratings | 4.9/5 stars of 1,883 ratings | 4.9/5 stars of 5,048 ratings |
United States on Aug 21, 2023