These aren't all the books I have read, but most of them. If you want to see the other books I have read, you can go to my Storygraph or Goodreads, though I haven't posted any reviews there and I won't continue to add more books on either of these sites.
TBR
- Elegy, Southwest by Madeleine Watts
- Stargazer by Laurie Petrou
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim- Evenings & Weekends by Oisín McKenna
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
July 2025 Reads
⋆ The Lion Women of Tehran (2024) ⋆
By Marjan Kamali
Date: 29.07.25 | Time: 6hrs
I picked this book up because it was under the 'Readers also enjoyed' section on Goodreads for one of my favourite books (Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu). From what I can remember, I haven't read a book set in Iran before, and it was definitely an interesting read! It talks about the political history of Iran, from the 1950s to the present. It also talks about class differences, and political activism. An important read. Full Review Coming Soon!
⋆ Happiness Falls (2023) ⋆
By Angie Kim
Date: 24.07.25 | Time: 7hrs
Definitely have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. But I don't think I can rate it more than I did, even though it did have a lot of good things, just because the bad things overshadowed them most of the time.
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⋆ Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh and L.A. (1977) ⋆
By Eve Babitz
Date: 20.07.25 | Time: ? (about 4-5hrs)
First book I've ever read by Eve Babitz. I once saw this book in Christopher Russels Youtube video about NYRB's, and I already wanted to read it because of the title but for some reason I didn't come around to it. Then I saw it again in a TikTok book recommendation video, and I decided to finally read it. I definitely want to read something else by Babitz.
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