A lively and touching story of growing up under a repressive political regime that tries to control all aspects of its citizens' lives. The friendship between the two 17-year old boys, Pasha and Ahmed, is believable and funny. Both fall in love with young women who at least for a while they think...
refreshing to find a novel concerning pre-revolution Iran, and kudos to the author for his zeal & enthusiasm, his dedication to this story is so, so clear. I love that he put so much heart into his writing. however, the characters were far too exaggerated, and never really seemed real to me. Ahme...