Hilarious inside peek From an opium-smoking grandma, to folk remedies involving chai and keys, this illustrated novel is a great continuation of Satrapi's previous works. Readers receive hilarious inside glimpses of the rich and varied lives of Iranian women. My only wish is that it would have been longer--it ended far too soon.
An inside look at the love lives of Iranian woman In Marjane Satrapi's latest book, Embroideries, she takes on the sex lives of Iranian women. Like in her past books the author brings to life colorful, lively women who discuss their most inner secrets about men, love, and "getting your virginity back," as where the title of the book comes from. The stories range from a woman getting plastic surgery to keep her man interest to another woman who finds out her husband is gay only after her arranged marriage to him. The stories are funny, sad, enlightening and all around fascinating. Although many of the experiences are unique to a Muslim woman's perspective, any woman, no matter what religion, will enjoy and related to some of the stories. This book proves that no matter what part of the world a woman is from, women have to deal with the same issues of love, sex and man troubles.
I read this in 8 minutes! I'm not kidding. I really did read this in 8 minutes. I timed myself. This book was such a disappointment after Persepolis I and II. I recommend reading it in the library, not buying it. It definitely doesn't contain the substance and originality of the Persepolis series. A real let-down.
It's basically a series of anecdotes about things the author heard her female friends and relatives say about men, sex and marriage. There's nothing new, unusual or original in any of these anecdotes. For example, there are several references to how to fake virginity on the wedding night. This sort of thing has gotten to be a standard thing to mention in books about Muslim women. I find that books that offer a voyeuristic view of Muslim women's sex lives seem to sell, sell, sell, and that is probably how this book got published. "What's behind the veil?" is such a tired gimmick.
