Review of The rise of the Phoenix
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The rise of the Phoenix" by navid parvar.]
The Rise of the Phoenix by Navid Parvar is an autobiographical book that tells the story of a man with an overabundance of problems. However, contrary to all odds, he thrived financially and had a beautiful family. Most of the book happens in London, but the author also moves to other cities like Marbella to escape trouble.
But what problems are we dealing with here? First and foremost, the author had to deal with an authoritarian father who, from an early age, never showed support or any feelings of affection. Even having a father and mother at home, Navid felt the lack of a father's presence from an early age. When he interacted with his father, he was the victim of offenses, abuses, and humiliation. From there, starting to experiment with drugs was a simple step. The loss of a dear friend would further upset the mind of an already very confused and dismayed young man.
What I liked most about this book were the descriptions of the eternal conflict between the author and the temptation to use drugs. Usually, people who are not addicted or have never tried drugs tend to think that the addict is a weakling or a weak-willed bum. The reality is much more complex than that. Some passages are heartbreaking when Navid's daughter said: "Daddy, don't go to Heaven. I love you." It must have been tough for a father to see his daughter so innocent and pure asking him to stop using drugs like that. We can only imagine these situations through a book of this kind.
One of the aspects I didn't like is that, in some chapters, the author seems to blame his problems almost exclusively on his father. It's like he's exempting himself from any responsibility. The fact that Navid has a model sister who graduated and never gave the family any trouble demonstrates that their family wasn't as horrible as he described it. Of course, every parent has their favorites, and I understand that Navid may have gotten a different treatment. Even so, he should shoulder some of the responsibility. The feeling I had is that this doesn't happen for most of the book.
The Rise of the Phoenix is uplifting, profound, and well-written. I only found one minor grammatical error in over 100 pages. Therefore, the book is professionally edited. The defect mentioned in the previous paragraph caused me to deduct one star from the final score. Thus, I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
I recommend this book to anyone over 18 who wants to know more about living with drug addiction. There is an excessive number of profane words, so I don't see how minors should read it. For example, the search engine showed that the word "fuck" and "shit" appear 53 and 15 times, respectively.
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The rise of the Phoenix
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The Rise of the Phoenix by Navid Parvar is an autobiographical book that tells the story of a man with an overabundance of problems. However, contrary to all odds, he thrived financially and had a beautiful family. Most of the book happens in London, but the author also moves to other cities like Marbella to escape trouble.
But what problems are we dealing with here? First and foremost, the author had to deal with an authoritarian father who, from an early age, never showed support or any feelings of affection. Even having a father and mother at home, Navid felt the lack of a father's presence from an early age. When he interacted with his father, he was the victim of offenses, abuses, and humiliation. From there, starting to experiment with drugs was a simple step. The loss of a dear friend would further upset the mind of an already very confused and dismayed young man.
What I liked most about this book were the descriptions of the eternal conflict between the author and the temptation to use drugs. Usually, people who are not addicted or have never tried drugs tend to think that the addict is a weakling or a weak-willed bum. The reality is much more complex than that. Some passages are heartbreaking when Navid's daughter said: "Daddy, don't go to Heaven. I love you." It must have been tough for a father to see his daughter so innocent and pure asking him to stop using drugs like that. We can only imagine these situations through a book of this kind.
One of the aspects I didn't like is that, in some chapters, the author seems to blame his problems almost exclusively on his father. It's like he's exempting himself from any responsibility. The fact that Navid has a model sister who graduated and never gave the family any trouble demonstrates that their family wasn't as horrible as he described it. Of course, every parent has their favorites, and I understand that Navid may have gotten a different treatment. Even so, he should shoulder some of the responsibility. The feeling I had is that this doesn't happen for most of the book.
The Rise of the Phoenix is uplifting, profound, and well-written. I only found one minor grammatical error in over 100 pages. Therefore, the book is professionally edited. The defect mentioned in the previous paragraph caused me to deduct one star from the final score. Thus, I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
I recommend this book to anyone over 18 who wants to know more about living with drug addiction. There is an excessive number of profane words, so I don't see how minors should read it. For example, the search engine showed that the word "fuck" and "shit" appear 53 and 15 times, respectively.
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The rise of the Phoenix
View: on Bookshelves |
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