The Flirt
Posted on | July 13, 2009 | 1 Comment
Cand am plecat in Grecia m-am inarmat, bineinteles, cu carti, sa fiu sigura ca nu ma plictisesc la plaja (asta dat fiind ca planuiam sa iau tot soarele si sa-l transform in bronz). Am ales The Flirt, de Kathleen Tessaro si Mananca, Roaga-te, iubeste de Elizabeth Gilbert. Pe a doua nu am terminat-o inca, m-am cam blocat la “roaga-te” se pare. Dar acum vreau sa va scriu despre The Flirt, o carte usurica (desi n-ai zice, are peste 400 de pagini) de vara. Nu ramai cu lectii de viata bine intiparite in minte sau sfaturi de dat nepotilor, dar pentru mare este numai buna.
Firul actiunii se concentreaza, evident, pe arta flirtului si pe presupunerea – fapt veridic cica – ca ar exista un soi de societate secreta care cu asta se ocupa: barbati frumosi, tineri, irezistibili, flirteaza cu femei cu o mare nevoie de apreciere si carora o astfel de “aventura” aparent nesemnificativa le poate schimba viata. Paradoxal, cei care achita cecurile (cu multe zerouri in coada) sunt chiar sotii respectivelor, dornici sa-si puna casnicia pe un fagas normal si sa regaseasca femeia de care s-au indragostit.
Hughie este unul din proaspetii angajati ai respectivei firme, actoras fara un scop precis in viata, frumusel foc si caruia noul job i se potriveste manusa. In plan secundar apare prietena sa (sau ma rog, prietena-lui-doar-pentru-sex) Leticia, o tanara creatoare de lenjerie custom made. Trebuie sa recunosc ca asta a fost partea care mi-a placut cel mai mult. Adica, sa va explic, lenjerie facuta din materiale extraordinar de scumpe in asa fel incat sa scoata in evidenta tot ce e mai frumos la corpul unei femei si sa ascunda micile defecte? Oh please, un vis neimplinit. Tot in background dam de o chelnerita cu veleitati artistice neasteptate, o femeie maritata cu un barbat extrem de bogat, dar care, nu are, bineinteles, nicio idee despre ce si-ar dori sotia sa (nu, inselatul nu este o buna optiune), un instalator care devine peste noapte extrem de sexy, sora si mama lui Hughie, noii prieteni – colegi de flirt ai acestuia si tot asa. Da, daca este ceva ce m-a nemultumit la acest roman este ghiveciul de personaje care aparent nu au nicio legatura si, desi la sfarsit ar trebui sa avem parte de acea revelatie – totul se pune la locul lui, eu n-am ramas impresionata.
Per total, in carte regasim cateva tehnici destul de interesante de flirt, 2 tentative minunate de cucerire (aaah, scrisorele, sampanie, flori, tot tacamul), descoperirea sexualitatii unuia dintre personaje, costumatii extrem de scumpe si bine puse la punct (mai ales cand vine vorba de barbati, de data aceasta) si vreo 2-3 scene de sex care, sincer, nu-si prea aveau rostul, dar sunt si ele, acolo.
Per total, o carticica dragutica, amuzanta, de vara. O gasiti pe Amazon (am inclus-o si in lista mea din banner) mai ieftin decat in Diverta. Pentru plaja, mare, cand toata lumea numai la flirt se gandeste, eu cred ca e perfecta 
When I left for Greece, I packed two rather easy to read novels: The Flirt, by Katheleen Tessaro and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (I didn’t finish this one yet, I got stuck at the praying part). The first one, however, is the one I’d like to talk about. As you may have guessed, the whole narrative revolves around the art of flirting. To be more precise, it reffers to some top secret society that supposedly hires young, attractive, irresitible young men that should flirt with women who have lost the confidence in themselves. The check comes, amazingly, from the husbands, who want their marriage to come back to normal and find the women they had fallen in love with in the first place.
Hughie is one of the recently-hired men of the ocmpany. He’s supposed to be an actor, but apparently cannot find his purpose in life. The job suits him well, I say. In the background, we find his girlfriend (or more accurately, I’d say his f&*^%-friend, pardon my french, it’s how they call it in the book!) Leticia who owns a designer lingerie shop. I’d say this was my favourite part: custom made lingerie with only the finest materials, made to entice and show the female body at its best. My dream job, I’d say! Also, we meet Rose, a waitress with hidden artistic abilities, a plumber who becomes all hot and sexy overnight, some unfulfilled wife of a very rich guy who knows nothing about her or her needs, Hughies mother, sister and new friends in the flirt business.
Actually, this is one part of the book I didn’t pretty much enjoy: the fact that everything is supposed to be all messy at first and gradually untangle but it does so in a quite obvious, unimpressive way. All in all, we get a few flirting techniques, some useless sex scenes (really had nothing to do with the actual narrative line but they were there anyway), 2 wonderful ways of conquering a woman’s heart (with letters and flowers and champagne and everything) and some getting out of the closet. Perfect for a holiday read, but don’t expect any revelations or lifelessons to be learned. You can find it on Amazon (check out my new widget!) for 6 pounds. Enjoy!
Comments
One Response to “The Flirt”
Leave a Reply
May 28th, 2010 @ 20:56
am vrut sa o citesc si eu, dar n-am mai apucat