Comments on: Iranians on Video Site Big Think http://www.parsarts.com/2008/03/25/iranians-on-video-site-big-think/ Pars Arts: Iranian Diaspora Life / Culture / Identity Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:48:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Asad http://www.parsarts.com/2008/03/25/iranians-on-video-site-big-think/comment-page-1/#comment-2637 Asad Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:51:58 +0000 http://www.parsarts.com/2008/03/25/iranians-on-video-site-big-think/#comment-2637 I went through a bunch of her videos, she's pretty refreshing. I didn't know people had an issue with the Kite Runner, I thought it was very well written. The follow up A Thousand Splendid Suns is also pretty good. I can see why some Iranians wouldn't like it, after all the books is based in Afghanistan and is bigger than any recent book based in Iran. But if you can get past that prejudice it's a great book. I went through a bunch of her videos, she’s pretty refreshing. I didn’t know people had an issue with the Kite Runner, I thought it was very well written. The follow up A Thousand Splendid Suns is also pretty good.

I can see why some Iranians wouldn’t like it, after all the books is based in Afghanistan and is bigger than any recent book based in Iran. But if you can get past that prejudice it’s a great book.

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