If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan → Start Date: June 29th, 2015

[Katie]

Trisha and I will be reading this. Anyone else may join.

[Katie]

5 chapters

Sahar (view spoiler)[I feel bad for her since she really likes Nasrin, and she is planning on Sahar being her secret person on the side. (hide spoiler)]

Nasrin (view spoiler)[If she is going to go along with her parents' plan and marry this guy, then she needs to end things with Sahar. It isn't fair to Sahar or to her future husband to do things the way that she wants to. (hide spoiler)]

Ali (view spoiler)[He is interesting and certainly not at all worried about following the laws. (hide spoiler)]

Parveen (view spoiler)[It's interesting that it is illegal to be gay, but having a sex change is legal in this country. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

10 chapters

Sahar (view spoiler)[I don't think it's a good idea for her to change her sex if the only reason is to be able to be with Nasrin. If she changes to male, she'll be stuck with that choice, even though she doesn't really feel like she is male. (hide spoiler)]

Farshad (view spoiler)[I'm glad that he didn't actually arrest Nasrin for showing her elbows. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yikes! grabbing my copy now!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters

Sahar(view spoiler)[ wow! I agree! I'm surprised it's okay for her to change from female to male but she can't be gay. It makes me so sad, that she feels her only option is to become a man - where all the power is (hide spoiler)]

Nasrin(view spoiler)[ I feel like she is so selfish. Of course she wants someone to take care of her and provide for her (a husband) but she wants Sahar all to herself too. It's so unfair - Sahar deserves a life too

and when she said those AWFUL things in the restaurant. My heart broke for Sahar, that she is willing to take tha tfrom Nasrin (hide spoiler)]

Farshad(view spoiler)[ Oh man! I was so glad he was there! (hide spoiler)]

this is so interesting so far! When I first grabbed this, I completely missed that its location was Iran.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

15 chapters

Sahar(view spoiler)[ I'm so so so sad that she went so far with this. She's shoved off her grades and her work and all her goals - to be with Nasrin
when Nasrin just...only wants to keep her, not because she actually wants to have her (hide spoiler)]

Reza(view spoiler)[ Oh no and he recognized her
but he seems like such a good man, I really really hope he doesn't say anything (hide spoiler)]

Nasrin(view spoiler)[ I don't like her (hide spoiler)]

Sima(view spoiler)[ my heart breaks for her. She would have made something out of their son - made him work and actually do something
instead her "status" kept the mom from even considering it.
I can't believe Nasrin's only thought is that she'll miss Sima's mom's cooking. Ugh! (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

I'm really liking this one, and I plan on finishing it up this evening, since I think I'm about halfway through it, and it isn't very long.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

and I'm done.

This one was good!

Sahar(view spoiler)[ that was so tough. for her to learn to let go. To be around Nasrin but know that they could't be together. It was so sad and so touching
I loved that she made it to the University and, ultimately, was doing better than Nasrin (hide spoiler)]

Reza(view spoiler)[ really is a good man. he was trying to hard to make Nasrin happy (hide spoiler)]

Ali(view spoiler)[ I"m glad he made it out safe (hide spoiler)]

this was such a fascinating book. I really liked it!

[Katie]

I'm glad you liked it. I'm excited to see how this book ends.

[Katie]

15 chapters

Nasrin (view spoiler)[I agree that I'm not a fan of Nasrin either, since she just wants Sahar to continue to be in her life as a secret girlfriend, even if she'll still marry Reza. (hide spoiler)]

Reza (view spoiler)[He seems like a really good guy and he actually cares about Nasrin beyond just an arranged marriage. I hope he doesn't tell anyone that she was at the office. (hide spoiler)]

Sahar (view spoiler)[I don't think she's going to go through with her plan now, which is good, since it wasn't a good plan for her. (hide spoiler)]

Sima (view spoiler)[I agree. It was sad that she has no chance with Dariush just because of her social class. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

I just finished this and I really liked it. It was a really interesting look at a different culture.

Nasrin (view spoiler)[I feel kind of bad for how her life ended up being, but I also feel like she was too selfish with Sahar. (hide spoiler)]

Reza (view spoiler)[He really is a good man. (hide spoiler)]

Nasrin's mom (view spoiler)[I was surprised that she knew about Sahar and Nasrin's relationship. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yay! i"m so glad you liked it too!!