Greetings, fellow memoir-readers! Still going strong, I see. Have you enjoyed your books? What have you learned about yourself through these stories? What have you learned about your writing through these stories?
The winning February review is by Rhonda Esakov, reading and writing about "Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books":
While living through several years of war between Iran and Iraq; with missiles shrieking over head, buildings bombed and lives destroyed, Nafisi and other women in Tehran temporarily escape the violence by delving into the imaginative world of novels. Even as books are disappearing and bookstores being shut down, the author and a hand-picked group of students, all female, meet to talk more about books. Reading such books as “The Great Gatsby”, “Pride and Prejudice” and “Lolita”, they risk imprisonment, rape, beatings and possible execution to claim their independence (privately) from a government that uses fear and intimidation to control them. This intense book gives us a glimpse into a world gone mad-where even something so mundane to the Western world as a reading circle could not be taken for granted.
The drawing winner is Mary Stuever. Congrats, ladies!
Remember, post your reviews for your March books on the Memoiring through March post. Don't forget to post a link to your blog, especially if you are writing more about your challenge experience. And don't be shy about commenting on other reviews--a little peer critique and support can go a long way to boosting a fellow lifewriter.
Happy reading and writing!
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