Read this in book form, borrowed for a year and a half from a friend. I took a break to read Lolita as I found it might be a prerequisite. In the end, of course it was not. Another book about a point in history I know nothing about and was happy to learn about, though it was a bit hard to follow without background knowledge. I enjoyed the more autobiographical parts of the story over the literature assessments although I appreciate that they are there as a juxtaposition to life in Tehran and tell a lot about people in their reactions. Overall, a bit of a slog for me.