Call Me Zebra

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A feisty heroine s quest to reclaim her past through the power of literature even as she navigates the murkier mysteries of love Zebra is the last in a line of anarchists, atheists, and autodidacts When war came, her family didn t fight they took refuge in books Now alone and in exile, Zebra leaves New York for Barcelona, retracing the journey she and her father made from Iran to the United States years ago Books are Zebra s only companions until she meets Ludo Their connection is magnetic their time together fraught Zebra overwhelms him with her complex literary theories, her concern with death, and her obsession with history He thinks she s unhinged she thinks he s pedantic Neither are wrong neither can let the other go They push and pull their way across the Mediterranean, wondering with each turn if their love, or lust, can free Zebra from her past. Free Download [ Call Me Zebra ] author [ Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi ] – kino-fada.fr Zebra, the narrator, is a young Iranian refugee who decides to explore her roots after the death of her parents She aspires to fully inherit her family s treasured roles of Autodidacts, Anarchists, and Atheists She is a deeply infur...Once in a while, there comes a book that infuses literature and life so brilliantly that you can t help but reread it the minute you are done with it That is what happened to me when I just finished reading, Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi I had to reread it To experience the prose again, the beauty and sadness of it and to find comfort in the fact that there are people who seek refuge in literature, just like me 22 year old Zebra is ...3.5, rounded down I find this one a tricky one to review Van der Vliet Oloomi is a talented writer and I think she may very well be a genius if not a genius, certainly incredibly whip smart and well read Her main character and narrator, Bibi Abbas Abbas Hosseini aka Zebra shares these same qualities smart, well read Unfortunately, Zebra is also frequently maddening, frustrating, annoying and possibly crazy I didn t hate her, but neither was she an altogether likable character In fair 3.5, rounded down I find this one a tricky one to review Van der Vliet Oloomi is a talented writer and I think she may very well be a genius if not a genius, certainly incredibly whip smart and well read Her main character and narrator, Bibi Abbas Abbas Hosseini aka Zebra shares these sa...Why it got 2 For moments like this What path leads to freedom I asked Any vein in your body, I answered For the sheer bliss that came over me when I got to read the protagonist expound on powerhouse literary greats The first third of the book was less awkward.Why it doesn t matter if you read this book 1 Protagonist Zebra insaneand not in the cool, edgy, life affirming learn to face your demons sort of way.2 Zebra is unlikeable I m tired of reading women who have incredibl Why it got 2 For moments like this What path leads to freedom I asked Any vein in your body, I answered For the sheer bliss that came over me when I got to read the protagonist expound on powerhouse literary greats The first third of the book was less awkward.Why it doesn t matter if you read this book 1 Protagonist Zebra insaneand not in the cool, edgy, life affirming learn to face your demons sort of way.2 Zebra is unlikeable I m tired of reading women who have incredible and fascinating niches, but who are essentially garbage humans Cue everything after the beginning, when apparently it becomes difficult to not be an asshole.3 Call Me Zebra WTF The moral of this story is that you can be an erratic, arrogant, psychopath, stalk him after continuously upbraiding him, and he ll still have sex with you Umm.noooo Maybe I m not so sure suddenly Maybe things are different in EuropeI wish it was empowering I wish it did offer some insight Something that wasn t an...Can t decide if this is amazing intelligent literature it definitely is, in parts or if it s too precocious for its own good Feeling fizzled out on reading this one because the irritation is overriding the intelligence of this one.Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi is a novel from this award winning author This is the author s second novel.Zebra is a 22 year old woman, born in Iran to a family who took refuge in literature from the violent present of their time Zebra is the last of the family which describes itself as Autodidacts, Anarchists, Athei...Pretentious writing style obscured what would otherwise have been a really touching story about a young woman coping with tragedy and growing up Currently, I prefer to read authors who can communicate universal topics in simple, yet beautiful, ways Van der Vilet Oloomi seemedconcerned with clogging up every sentence with literary references and a superiority complex rather than using language to convey the narr...I don t imagine this novel is for everyone but I devoured it I had never heard of it but it came to me in the mail from my subscription to The Nervous Breakdown Book Club as the March selection The author was interviewed on the associated Other People podcast, so I knew her background and that just put me right into her unique story.Zebra is a character who is now burned into my brain She was born in 1982 in Mazandaran Province, Iran, near the Caspian Sea Her father, a multilingual translat I don t imagine this novel is for everyone but I devoured it I had never heard of it but it came to me in the mail from my subscription to The Nervous Breakdown Book Club as the March selection The author was interviewed on the associated Other People podcast, so I knew her background and that just put me ...3.5 stars Review to come

Call Me Zebra
  • English
  • 19 November 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 304 pages
  • 0544944607
  • Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
  • Call Me Zebra