Azar Nafisi's memoir was a challenging read - we all had a little trouble keeping the characters straight due to the foreign names - but the overall feel of the book was wonderful. Reading gave these women a chance to escape the terrors of the revolution and the war, and the story gives us perspective on how fortunate we are to be able to read what we want when we want. We all felt the desire to reread or read for the first time the novels/stories Nafisi's book club discussed.

Here If You Need Me is a quick read, and at first I didn't think we'd have much to discuss. I am always surprised at how each person comes with such different perspectives to a story - all due to the different life experiences we each have. Most of us felt we wouldn't have gotten past the first chapter if there weren't a positive outcome. That being said, you'll want to keep reading to see what other situations Kate becomes involved with in relation to her work as the game dept. chaplain.