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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Satrapi's sparse follow-up to her Persepolis books is entertaining, but not very substantial. In it, Satrapi and her older female relatives and friends discuss men, sex, and relationships--their stories ranging from tragic (a 13 year old forcibly engaged to a 69 year old man) to hilariously absurd (one women uses a bit of "white magic" to get her lover to propose to her). Tellingly, none of the stories are about relationships that are entirely fulfilling. While Embroideries is a fun, quick read, it definitely lacks the meat of Persepolis. (  ) ChicGeekGirl21 | Nov 9, 2009 |  I enjoyed (The Complete) Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, so was excited to read this. I'll admit, I didn't know why it was called Embroideries...I was surprised!! This was a really interesting look at the sex lives of several Iranian women. It was really funny, but fascinating to hear about how marriage in their society works, and how women are often exploited. (  ) pattijean | Oct 12, 2009 | Full disclosure: I'm a little sentimental when it comes to Satrapi's work. Persepolis, an assignment for a class in college (for which class, I don't remember) was the first graphic novel I ever read and I loved it. I even declared that I was going to read every graphic novel, ever (still working on that). In this edition to the series, Marjane is sitting with her female relatives after dinner, drinking tea and telling stories about love and relationships. At 144 pages, it's definitely a quick read, I especially enjoyed the reason for the title--it's not as innocent as it seems! candidcass | Jul 24, 2009 | Read one afternoon at Deepak's place! :) ( ) zasmine | Jul 11, 2009 | Funny, funny, funny. This is a great book, told in the same style as Persepolis. Satrapi examines the sex lives of Iranian women, including those who are wives, mistresses, divorcees, widows, and those that have yet to be married. It covers serious topics, such as the exploitation of women for the money and/or jewels, and the practice of arranged marriage and the marrying of young girls, but is done in such a humourous way that you'll be racing through the pages to see what story is going to be told next. Also, a complete different idea of what embroidery is all about... ;) ( ) kjhill45 | Jan 25, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375714677, Paperback)From the best–selling author of Persepolis comes this gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane’s tough–talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbors for an afternoon of tea drinking and talking. Naturally, the subject turns to love, sex and the vagaries of men.As the afternoon progresses, these vibrant women share their secrets, their regrets and their often outrageous stories about, among other things, how to fake one’s virginity, how to escape an arranged marriage, how to enjoy the miracles of plastic surgery and how to delight in being a mistress. By turns revealing and hilarious, these are stories about the lengths to which some women will go to find a man, keep a man or, most important, keep up appearances. Full of surprises, this introduction to the private lives of some fascinating women, whose life stories and lovers will strike us as at once deeply familiar and profoundly different from our own, is sure to bring smiles of recognition to the faces of women everywhere—and to teach us all a thing or two. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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