Comments on: Rooftops of Tehran http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/ 5 Minutes for Books.com We're Reading Into Everything Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:01:20 -0400 hourly 1 By: Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji « Hope Is the Word http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-248461 Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji « Hope Is the Word Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:01:49 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-248461 [...] by Mahbod Seraji is one of those books I would’ve never heard about had it not been for 5 Minutes for Books and a virtual discussion I had with Jennifer.    I had commented on someone’s blog that I [...] [...] by Mahbod Seraji is one of those books I would've never heard about had it not been for 5 Minutes for Books and a virtual discussion I had with Jennifer.    I had commented on someone's blog that I [...]

]]> By: Books on Screen: The House of Sand and Fog http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-220188 Books on Screen: The House of Sand and Fog Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:09:55 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-220188 [...] I reviewed Rooftops of Tehran (join us for our bookclub discussing this title on October 6), I mentioned that the author had [...] [...] I reviewed Rooftops of Tehran (join us for our bookclub discussing this title on October 6), I mentioned that the author had [...]

]]> By: Blue Like Play Dough http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-185276 Blue Like Play Dough Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:55:13 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-185276 [...] October 6: Rooftops of Tehran [...] [...] October 6: Rooftops of Tehran [...]

]]> By: Classics Bookclub: Rebecca http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-176830 Classics Bookclub: Rebecca Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:57:39 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-176830 [...] October 6: Rooftops of Tehran [...] [...] October 6: Rooftops of Tehran [...]

]]> By: Rebecca Discussion Questions http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-176826 Rebecca Discussion Questions Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-176826 [...] October 6, join us for a contemporary pick — Rooftops of Tehran. You can check out my review to see why I loved this [...] [...] October 6, join us for a contemporary pick — Rooftops of Tehran. You can check out my review to see why I loved this [...]

]]> By: munichgirl http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-128617 munichgirl Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:01:21 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-128617 Reading the review, I also thought of The Kite Runner. However, some readers who have commented about Rooftops in Iran have caused me to think that the differences in the two are enough to read this one. Isn't it funny when we read a book that might be completely out of our normal context that we assume another book even remotely similiar might be a rerun? We would never think this in our contemporary fiction preferences, but it is so easy to do when the setting is more exotic! Reading the review, I also thought of The Kite Runner. However, some readers who have commented about Rooftops in Iran have caused me to think that the differences in the two are enough to read this one. Isn't it funny when we read a book that might be completely out of our normal context that we assume another book even remotely similiar might be a rerun? We would never think this in our contemporary fiction preferences, but it is so easy to do when the setting is more exotic!

]]> By: Amy @ Hope Is the Word http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-123902 Amy @ Hope Is the Word Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:29:10 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-123902 How could I NOT read this book? It sounds wonderful! . . .(Heading over to my library's website to request it. . .) How could I NOT read this book? It sounds wonderful! . . .(Heading over to my library's website to request it. . .)

]]> By: Simone http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-122628 Simone Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:29:32 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-122628 I too have just finished reading Rooftops of Tehran-I agree with Jennifer-- Admittedly, Rooftops of Tehran, has a richer breadth, and depth of plot and character development and evolution than the KiteRunner. The sense of community and that unexpected fimiliarity which is sparked in the reader by Rooftops, turns the pages. Rooftops of Tehran is simple story, which in its innocence on one hand, the bitter reality of injustice on the other, manages to remind us that we are not defined by our differences- and that our biggest differences make us the same. Indeed this is a message the world needs to hear today. I too have just finished reading Rooftops of Tehran-I agree with Jennifer– Admittedly, Rooftops of Tehran, has a richer breadth, and depth of plot and character development and evolution than the KiteRunner. The sense of community and that unexpected fimiliarity which is sparked in the reader by Rooftops, turns the pages.
Rooftops of Tehran is simple story, which in its innocence on one hand, the bitter reality of injustice on the other, manages to remind us that we are not defined by our differences- and that our biggest differences make us the same.
Indeed this is a message the world needs to hear today.

]]> By: gautami tripathy http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1312/rooftops-of-tehran/#comment-120223 gautami tripathy Sat, 30 May 2009 06:28:13 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1312#comment-120223 Here is my review of Rooftops of Tehran: http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/05/rooftops-of-tehran-by-mahbod-seraji.html I liked The Kite Runner too. It is a diffirent book altogether. One really can't compare the two, Here is my review of Rooftops of Tehran:

http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/05/rooftops-of-tehran-by-mahbod-seraji.html

I liked The Kite Runner too. It is a diffirent book altogether. One really can't compare the two,

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