tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post2811467082231685870..comments2024-03-29T04:03:21.577-04:00Comments on BookBirdDog (BookDilettante): Book Review: The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines by Shohreh AghdashlooHarveehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-24467587094382987262013-07-02T15:32:25.186-04:002013-07-02T15:32:25.186-04:00This one didn't work for me :( I wonder if I w...This one didn't work for me :( I wonder if I would have liked it better if I was reading it bc I was familiar with the author; I read it with expectations similar to The Kite Runner.Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-39646712953832660752013-06-15T16:32:07.378-04:002013-06-15T16:32:07.378-04:00Sounds like a fascinating read! Thanks for being o...Sounds like a fascinating read! Thanks for being on the tour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-72611715170826399122013-06-13T09:20:04.828-04:002013-06-13T09:20:04.828-04:00Hope you get to read it sometime, Vicki.Hope you get to read it sometime, Vicki.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-42291541496371164782013-06-12T18:08:58.276-04:002013-06-12T18:08:58.276-04:00Wow, I didn't know her history! Sounds like an...Wow, I didn't know her history! Sounds like an interesting book!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-16546998448133935802013-06-12T10:49:48.633-04:002013-06-12T10:49:48.633-04:00Just published June 4, Meg.Just published June 4, Meg.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-58223196720099889422013-06-12T09:52:36.152-04:002013-06-12T09:52:36.152-04:00Oh, I hadn't heard of this book before but it ...Oh, I hadn't heard of this book before but it seems like something I would love!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-46996741198197339582013-06-12T07:55:06.055-04:002013-06-12T07:55:06.055-04:00I met students from Iran before the revolution. So...I met students from Iran before the revolution. Some were good friends.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-18813240947550126732013-06-12T07:54:06.214-04:002013-06-12T07:54:06.214-04:00I am sure I've seen her on TV...I am sure I've seen her on TV...Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-62485154116937824132013-06-12T07:51:36.703-04:002013-06-12T07:51:36.703-04:00I have to see that movie too, Suko. I have to see that movie too, Suko. Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-30545308333965631912013-06-12T07:46:27.212-04:002013-06-12T07:46:27.212-04:00I have enjoyed watching this actress play in a num...I have enjoyed watching this actress play in a number of TV roles (such as 24). Her book sounds fascinating.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-39532057449810005692013-06-12T05:57:15.362-04:002013-06-12T05:57:15.362-04:00I have heard interviews from several folks who fle...I have heard interviews from several folks who fled Iran under similar circumstances. Political upheaval and repressive regimes cause so much pain and dislocation.<br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-74301034703149341042013-06-11T21:07:16.252-04:002013-06-11T21:07:16.252-04:00This sounds like a touching memoir, Harvee. I did...This sounds like a touching memoir, Harvee. I didn't realize this actress was the first Iranian actress to be nominated for an Academy Award. I now want to see <i>The House of Sand and Fog</i>. Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-6446862680171358682013-06-11T19:06:43.787-04:002013-06-11T19:06:43.787-04:00Wish I had a picture of that alley with yellow jas...Wish I had a picture of that alley with yellow jasmines...Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.com