My job requires me to talk about books and reading. You can
imagine how much I hate this (read: sarcasm). Well a week ago I told a coworker
to pick out a book for me to read. Something that maybe I would not read on my
own, but wasn’t leaps and bounds out of my comfort zone. She gave me Funny
in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas.
The book is a memoir of Dumas’ experience growing up as an
Iranian in America. It focuses on her family, with an emphasis on her father,
and her experiences as a foreigner in this country. Her family originally moved
to California before the Iranian Revolution, so her experiences before and
after those events took place completely changes her outlook on life in the U.S.
Although it has its serious points, this is a fun read. From going to a sleep-away summer camp to bringing stuffed grape leaves to school events, Dumas’ retelling is humorous and light-hearted.
Although I was not laughing out loud, I did find the light
tone of the book easy to read and fun to pick up. Dumas speaks to the reader in
an accessible way and although her family’s cultural background is very
different from my own, her stories rang a bell. I found myself nodding along as
she retold her stories of family eccentricities because they sounded a lot like
things my family did or would do.
If you’re up for something light and enjoy a different
perspective on our American life, try Dumas’ book.
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