Funny in Farsi
Ratings11
Average rating3.8
Hilarious, to sum it up in one word.
As someone who's lived in Iran, I could relate to her Iranian references and her struggles of growing up Iranian in America.
Would recommend, if you want a light and funny read!
Abandoned, p.82. It's not funny. I can forgive that. It's not kind—and that, I can't. The essays so far have all consisted of her poking mean-spirited fun at: Americans, for not knowing much about Iran; Americans, for not wanting to learn about her culture; Americans, for wanting to learn about her culture, because those are just wannabe hipsters; her husband, for not mind-reading her precise fantasy honeymoon; and mostly her mother and father, over and over, for not learning English well enough, for not adapting “the right way” to U.S. culture, for being goofy yokels. It's like a surly thirteen-year-old: everything and everyone sucks.
It was a nice read with some good laughs along.
Since I am an Iranian, I couldn't resist relating with characters and feeling so close to situations.