An engaging account of the author's life in Tehran immediately before and during Ahmadinejad's first term as president. It's a very personal book, but she does a great job weaving the events of her own life into what was happening around her. She's a great writer. My husband was reading this book over my shoulder for hours on the plane.On that note, I hate the title of this book. I know that our default is to dismiss writing by women as writing for women - and only women - but it does a huge disservice to the seriousness (and broad appeal) of this book to call it "two years of love and danger in Iran" and use the word "honeymoon" in the title. Ugh, ugh, ugh. Her relationship with her husband is just part of the book, but it's not the only (or even the most important) part. This book made my list from the New York Times, and I read it in the Adirondacks this summer. It's another one I wish I could give 3.5 stars to - pretty good, but not great.Moaveni is am Iranian-American journalist who returns to Iran to cover the rise of the new president, Ahmadinejad. While there, she meets another Iranian-American, falls and love, gets pregnant, and gets married (in that order). This book is a combination of a memoir and a journalist's view of what was going on in Iran during the early 2000's. I enjoyed the parts of the book that were memoir more than those that were historical or journalistic. I was most interested in learning about the political climate in Iran though Moaveni's experiences, rather than through the dryer journalistic sections. Iran once again became extremely conservative and ruled by strong religious leaders, and her depiction of her own personal civil liberties lost on a daily basis was far better reporting than any of the other sections she wrote.
What do You think about Lua De Mel Em Teerão (2000)?
Too many things going on...much too jam packed with..err..let's just say it's not a very smooth read
—CamilyahReynolds
It started out very interesting but got boring in the middle. I had a hard time finishing it.
—JMJHOSANI
It was interesting. I could relate to the story.
—rover
