Meg Clark has a Hokey Pokey philosophy of life, you put your whole self in! Meg is a single mom with a nine year old son, Henry who she devotes herself to whole heartedly. She and Henry have a chance meeting with Ahmed, an Iranian-American at a coffee shop over a game of chess, and Meg feels an amazing connection to him. Meg is also dealing with the separation of her own parents and her sister's unhappiness with her own life. The thing I liked about this book, was the relationship complexities, the self discovery Meg goes through, and the acceptance of her past. If this book was a movie, it would be PG-13, there is some swearing and a few sexual referances. A nice, quick, easy read. It's basically about a woman who is very cynical and scared when it comes to relationships (based on past experiences). Then she meets Ahmed, with whom everything seems to click, and she changes her mind. But they still have tons of hurdles to overcome. The main character, Meg, annoyed me quite a bit from the very beginning. Ahmed, however, is pretty much the male version of me. I'm not a big fan of authors creating a fictional story but including things from their real life. There's just something about it that seems lazy to me. If you want to do that, write non-fiction! :) In this instance, the author is married to an Iranian-born man, and so a lot of the story focused on Ahmed being Iranian, the challenges he's faced being here in America, the unfair sterotypes created after 9-11, etc. It got old. I'm glad I read it, but I probably won't read it again.
What do You think about Con Gli Uomini Ho Chiuso (2000)?
Unexpected sweet book. A different perspective on a love story and I really enjoyed it.
—sadasd
cute, and not so predictable actually. really pleasant, easy read.
—Ironhoot
