Reviews for Neither East Nor West: One Woman's Journey Through the Islamic Republic of Iran

The average rating for Neither East Nor West: One Woman's Journey Through the Islamic Republic of Iran based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-11-24 00:00:00 Ross Kirk This book took me longer to read than any other book I have read in a very long time! I wanted to read this book because I love to read about Iran and to read a travel book written by an American Woman about Iran sounded very interesting to me but it was not one of those books that you cannot put down and because it is a travel guide book of sorts, it is a slower read. I like the book but that is because I am an Iranian/American and all the details she offered about her travels were of interest but I cannot imagine that a travel book of such detail would be interesting to any body else that either wasn't from Iran or had no intentions of traveling to Iran. The best take away from the book is that the Author left Iran with a very good sense of the kindness and hospitality of the Iranian people that Iranians are famous for. Here she was, a blond single American woman traveling around Iran which is very challenging and uncommon but she was met with kindness, curiousity and general good feelings. She saw more than most Iranians who live in the country ever do and she traveled by modes of transportation that I personally have never entertained and so kudos to her for her bravery and her interest in trying to understand a culture and people that are from a very different world than her Western World.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-03-04 00:00:00 Joelle Bowles A thought provoking travelogue. My white male priveledge was challenged by the author's feminine perspective. Much of her experience and challenges, traveling as a woman in Iran, would be foriegn to me. Like Twain said "travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness". Her journey through Iran revealed it's complexity. As all Americans are not "devils", so all Iranians are not "fanatics".