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Re: Featured Official Review: The Buried Secrets of Peonies

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Thank you for pointing out this opportunity to learn more about what happened in Iran. I was a teenager when this happened and was not aware of the circumstances there.
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Thank you for a very powerful and moving review - the book sounds extraordinary, but also quite harrowing. I loved Reading Lolita in Tehran but I'm not sure that I could cope with this.
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Interesting
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At second glance, I can truly sense the raw emotions of this story expressed through your review: very moving and inspiring to read with leaning on the hope of glory. :shock2:
And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. (Revelation 20:12 (NKJV) :reading-7:
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NL Hartje wrote: 21 Mar 2018, 09:12
ValBookReviews wrote: 21 Mar 2018, 08:02 Amazing recap: This story sounds very captivating. :tiphat:
It was, thank you for taking the time to read!
Indeed! Keep up the great work! :)
And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. (Revelation 20:12 (NKJV) :reading-7:
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BeatrixPotter wrote: 21 Mar 2018, 09:50 Thanks for your thoughtful review. I have known that Iran has a brutal regime and this book sheds more light on the toll of human suffering in that nation.
Thank you for taking the time to read my review. I am humbled to be able to help the author bring more attention to this horrific suffering.
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BeatrixPotter wrote: 21 Mar 2018, 09:50 Thanks for your thoughtful review. I have known that Iran has a brutal regime and this book sheds more light on the toll of human suffering in that nation.
Oh also, Love your screen name!
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KLafser wrote: 21 Mar 2018, 13:16 Thank you again for this review. I read the book this morning. I agree with you, it's quite moving. I enjoyed how the author incorporated animals into the stories, allowing them to show significance of some of the different events. Again, nice job.
Yes, the metaphors were powerful. Did you liken the story of the "wild dog" character to a homeless man? The man who found his brother's dead body? That was the one I had the hardest time putting into a clear storyline in my head.
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dtb wrote: 21 Mar 2018, 14:08 Thank you for pointing out this opportunity to learn more about what happened in Iran. I was a teenager when this happened and was not aware of the circumstances there.
I was young too, dtb. I am ashamed to admit that I had zero knowledge of this horror before reading the book. It makes me sad to acknowledge my ignorance.
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Libs_Books wrote: 21 Mar 2018, 14:22 Thank you for a very powerful and moving review - the book sounds extraordinary, but also quite harrowing. I loved Reading Lolita in Tehran but I'm not sure that I could cope with this.
Wow, I've just googled Reading Lolita in Tehran and it seems equally powerful. Thank you for likening the two to one another. I would now like to read it to compare the two viewpoints.
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I love the comprehensiveness of your review. However, I'm not quite sure what you mean by "one might compare this to the current American presidency executing voters who still supported the losing candidate" ( :? ). Could you please explain this metaphor to non-Americans, like myself. Many thanks.
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Wow. Sounds like a very strong book about a dark historic moment. Makes me grateful of the liberties we have in the United States. Thanks for the excellent review!
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the book is shocking, it has a very good lessons to be learned by today's leadership, "soo nice book"
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LoisCHenderson wrote: 22 Mar 2018, 01:53 I'm not quite sure what you mean by "one might compare this to the current American presidency executing voters who still supported the losing candidate" ( :? ). Could you please explain this metaphor to non-Americans, like myself. Many thanks.
Hmmm, I think you could switch out the word "American" in this metaphor for any country with a voting system for their leaders.

Essentially, I'm trying to describe that the person who won the vote would round up the people who voted for the other person and execute them. This could be presidents, prime ministers, chancellors, supreme leaders, emperor etc.

The metaphor certainly can translate to those other than Americans.

Thank you for taking the time to read my review!!
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Yolimari wrote: 22 Mar 2018, 04:31 Wow. Sounds like a very strong book about a dark historic moment. Makes me grateful of the liberties we have in the United States.
It was certainly eye opening. I think the fact that it's still so much a part of the psyche today speaks to how unraveling it was when it happened.
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