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I have seen Ms Khorsandi on tv shows and found her funny and witty. So I brought a lot of expectations to this book. I was disappointed initially because I had a hard time figuring out the time frame - i.e., when were they in Iran and when they moved to England. Notes on the background of her family and her well-known father indicated they had to flee Iran at the time of the rebellion. However, they actually moved to London when her father was assigned to his newspaper's London office a year or so before the rebellion. And while her depictions of how a child (mis)understands the adult worlds in both England and Iran are often charming, there is nothing new about these kinds of observations. Many authors do this in their memoirs. The book does improve as she grows older and is more comprehending. But I expected a bit more comedy.

Having written that, I must add that when the author gets to her father's return to Tehran and discovers that while he felt he was a child of the revolution, the people there were not what he was expecting, I felt a kindred soul. I had lived in Iran off and on over two decades and I was in Iran in 1978 and early 1979. I was somewhat taken aback when I realized that while I personally was supporting the revolution, no one was interested very much in what I, personally, thought. They had already dismissed me as irrelevant. As a journalist, Hadi Khorsandi was not, of course, irrelevant but I saw too many Iranians who had looked forward for so long to a country without a dictator become quickly disillusioned and totally disappointed when the Islamicists gained the upper hand. The rest is history - none of us can go back.

This is the first truly personal, "insider," Iranian viewpoint I've read and I had a great deal of empathy for the author and her family.

One last note on grammar/usage. I would have thought that perhaps the author would make some mistakes - the persistent use of nominative "I" when the object "me" is required following a preposition but her editors should be severely chastised.


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A Beginner Guide To Acting English Shappi Khorsandi 9780091924775 Books Reviews

A story about a family from Iran fleeing the instability of the late 1970's. The story is told by the daughter, Shappi, who at the start of the book is 5 years old. The family flees to England knowing very little about the customs and not speaking much English. They become a target of the Iranian government because the father makes his living writing about the new government of Iran. I think it would benefit everyone to read her story and to understand her culture. And her father sounds like a fun person to know. This book was worth the price!
Shappi is a very funny comedian. I expected her book to be funny. But, the subject matter was serious stuff! Death threats, exile, war-torn home country. I learnt so much about recent Iranian history that I didn't know. Considering this subject matter, the story was told in hilarious fashion. The ability to laugh at human nature, even when discussing such harrowing issues as the treatment of child brides and women in general in some cultures, the innocence and clarity of children's thinking compared to adults, unintentional racism... Loved this book. A rollercoaster ride, a pleasure to read and the gift of learning some recent history along the way. Cannot praise it enough.
A BEGINNERS GUIDE FOR ACTING ENGLISH, IS WONDERFUL HILARIOUS. TOUCHING AND LIGHTHEARTED . I REALLY LOVED READING THIS BOOK IT EVEN THOUGH A LITTLE SAD AT TIMES . REALLY DID CRACK ME UP HER SENSE OF HUMOR IS GREAT HOW SHE COULD ALWAYS SEE AND FIND THE HUMOR IN EVERYDAY LIFE. AND THE SERIOUS PARTS GOT ME TO REALLY THINKING . I AM GLAD THAT I BOUGHT THIS CHARMING DELIGHTFUL BOOK SHE REALLY GOT TO BE ENGLISH. AND SO HER WHOLE FAMILY.YOU REALLY SHOULD READ IT YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK.
I ordered this based on seeing the author's appearance on the Graham Norton show on BBC America - she does comedy now in Great Britain and it promised to be an interesting story about how she went "on the run" with her family after the upheaval in Iran in the '70's (I'm greatly simplifying). It's told largely from her recollections as a child and really comes from that perspective. If you enjoy non-fiction this is a different story and not self-serving at all. It was more about living away from your homeland than being on-the-run, and was a good window into Iranian culture.
UK comedienne Shappi Khorsandi's autobiographical story on her family's departure from her home in Iran to London during the fall of the Shah. It was a random chance to have seen Ms. Khorsandi on the BBC-America when she was a gust on the Graham Norton show. She was an articulate and quite literate humorist and off-handedly referenced her book that was coming out soon. A few days later I found it on and was reading away.

It is a bittersweet story that Ms. Khorsandi tells - and as a parent who has moved our family a few times, one forgets that the views of our children are certainly different from the adults who control their lives. I heartily recommend this well-written and well-told story for anyone who is interested in a personal look at how major events in our society shape individuals.
I have seen Ms Khorsandi on tv shows and found her funny and witty. So I brought a lot of expectations to this book. I was disappointed initially because I had a hard time figuring out the time frame - i.e., when were they in Iran and when they moved to England. Notes on the background of her family and her well-known father indicated they had to flee Iran at the time of the rebellion. However, they actually moved to London when her father was assigned to his newspaper's London office a year or so before the rebellion. And while her depictions of how a child (mis)understands the adult worlds in both England and Iran are often charming, there is nothing new about these kinds of observations. Many authors do this in their memoirs. The book does improve as she grows older and is more comprehending. But I expected a bit more comedy.

Having written that, I must add that when the author gets to her father's return to Tehran and discovers that while he felt he was a child of the revolution, the people there were not what he was expecting, I felt a kindred soul. I had lived in Iran off and on over two decades and I was in Iran in 1978 and early 1979. I was somewhat taken aback when I realized that while I personally was supporting the revolution, no one was interested very much in what I, personally, thought. They had already dismissed me as irrelevant. As a journalist, Hadi Khorsandi was not, of course, irrelevant but I saw too many Iranians who had looked forward for so long to a country without a dictator become quickly disillusioned and totally disappointed when the Islamicists gained the upper hand. The rest is history - none of us can go back.

This is the first truly personal, "insider," Iranian viewpoint I've read and I had a great deal of empathy for the author and her family.

One last note on grammar/usage. I would have thought that perhaps the author would make some mistakes - the persistent use of nominative "I" when the object "me" is required following a preposition but her editors should be severely chastised.