tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050790049545934556.post2181375028426459055..comments2023-03-24T00:41:14.993-07:00Comments on The Orange Prize Project: Terri's Review - The Septembers of ShirazWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050790049545934556.post-8306713801590012202010-02-06T18:19:27.876-08:002010-02-06T18:19:27.876-08:00I agree that this was an excellent book. Stressful...I agree that this was an excellent book. Stressful and tension-filled, but eye opening and very well-written. I did an online book club for this book - here's my review and a number of reader comments: http://everydayiwritethebook.typepad.com/books/2008/07/online-book-club-the-septembers-of-shiraz-by-dalia-sofer.htmlGaylehttp://everydayiwritethebook.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050790049545934556.post-13649988037774356682010-02-05T11:58:52.693-08:002010-02-05T11:58:52.693-08:00This was one of my favourite reads for 2008 (it wa...This was one of my <a href="http://www.buriedinprint.com/?page_id=380" rel="nofollow">favourite reads for 2008</a> (it was a relatively quiet reading year for me, but three of my six faves were OP reads). That first page shook me, too, and if it hadn't been an OP nominee it might have been enough to shake me onto another book entirely, but I'm so glad that I persevered because I was left with a thread of hope that I would never have predicted from the story's opening. Agreed that the language and crafting is remarkable: I loved the way that the shoes (or absence of them) moved through the story.Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com