There's something secretive about this book. Perhaps it's the juxtaposition of Lolita and Tehran. It's deliciously inviting, just where can Nafisi be going with this? It's a story about a woman's struggle during the Iranian revolution to continue teaching at university, fight the oppression and enjoy an educational book club at her house discussing all manner of texts that would be deemed controversial. It's really interesting to read the current goings on alongside the particular book of the week and the ladies opinions about it all. I think all the layering just proves how complicated the situation is/was and how important it is that everyone has a voice.