Should be 3.5 stars. I liked this book; it wasn't perfect (in fact, it's sorely in need of a copy editor in a few places) but it's enjoyable if you like a little magical realism thrown in with your cultural commentary. It's occasionally a little difficult to follow all the generations of this extended Iranian Jewish family, especially since the narrative is told in a series of flashbacks that gradually catch up to the present day. Worth reading just to learn a little bit about how Iran's Jewish population fared under and after the shah, and the ways in which Persian Jews fared differently than their Ashkenazi counterparts when they came to the US.