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Do you ever have a “you can make this $h*t up�� moment/story? I feel like I have them fairly often, and they typically make good stories. Jason Rezaian’s story is the most fluffed up story that someone just can’t make up, and while thanks to his journalist skills, it does make an interesting story to read about, it’s definitely not a good one. As a reporter for the Washington Post while working aboard in Iran, Rezaian and his wife were suddenly bombarded and arrested without much explanation other than the government believes Rezaian is a spy. I won’t spoil much of the book, but it’s interesting how Americans are so accustomed to Kickstarter campaigns, but to Iran, it’s completely so unknown, and so they believe Rezaian’s story related to a Kickstarter campaign is completely fictional.

Understandably so, there is a lot of trauma that Rezaian endured. I’m not sure if he’s intentionally writing in a way that avoids negative emotions so he can just stick to facts (a very journalistic move), or if he’s endured so much trauma and avoids reliving it (also very valid). At the end of the book, Rezaian does mention that he hates his interrogator, which is interesting because throughout the book, there aren’t emotions of hate�� So, what I’m saying that Rezaian needs to have a book tour (even though this book was published in 2019) so I can ask him this question.