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Courting Greta

door Ramsey Hootman

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A tender, cheer-inducing debut novel about two lonely people who don't believe in romance, but who finally decide to give love a chance. Samuel Cooke knows most women wouldn't give him a second glance even if he were the last man on earth. He's the cripple with crutches, the nerdy computer genius every female past puberty feels compelled to mother. So when he leaves his lucrative career to teach programming to high schoolers, romance definitely isn't on his radar. Perhaps that's why Greta Cassamajor catches him off guard. The sarcastic gym coach with zero sense of humor is no beauty--not even on the inside. But an inexplicably kind act toward Samuel makes him realize she is interesting. Samuel is certain she won't accept his invitation to dinner--so when she does, he's out of his depth. All he knows is that he'll do whatever it takes to keep her as long as he can. Pretending he's got his class under control? Easy. Being vulnerable enough to admit why he ditched his programming career for teaching? Um, no. That would require honesty. And if there's one thing Samuel can't exist without, it's the lies he tells himself. In this poignant, witty debut, Ramsey Hootman upends traditional romance tropes to weave a charming tale of perseverance, trust, and slightly conditional love.… (meer)
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What is more delicious than staying up all hours to finish reading a captivating novel? The morning bleariness is utterly worth it when the book is as good as Courting Greta by Ramsey Hootman. I was intrigued and pleased to read a romantic story that has no flowing locks of hair, no milky skin or brimming eyes, no heaving bosoms, no impossibly attractive characters. Instead, there are pimply teenagers, self-absorbed teachers, damaged (but not broken) souls, and passages that had me laughing out loud. A delightful read, highly recommended.

The tale is told from Samuel's point of view: a small, "crippled" computer scientist who has left his Silicon Valley company to teach high school keyboarding and computer skills in a small northern California town. There, he meets Greta, the girls' basketball coach--who is taciturn, ten years older and a hundred pounds heavier than he is--who is the most unlikely object of his affection. But somehow he is attracted to her beyond reason, and Samuel bravely and tenaciously pursues Greta despite the fact that she refuses to call him anything other than "Mr. Cooke," seems to have no social skills and appears not to need him--or anyone else.

The blurb on the back cover says: "He teachers computers. She coaches gym. All they need is chemistry." No, what these quirky, shy, scarred characters need is to learn that trust allows us to share our vulnerability--but sometimes you have to show the vulnerabilities first in order to earn the trust. They need each other--and readers need more characters like Samuel and Greta. ( )
  AnaraGuard | Nov 1, 2020 |
The characters are so selfish and private that it was hard for me to bond with them. The story has a lot of twists and turns though, and I like the way it ended. ( )
  Karen.Helfrick | Aug 19, 2017 |
The book looks at the life of a physically challenged man who leaves highly paid tech job to teach high school computers. This puts him out of his comfort zone. While teaching he begins dating the socially outcast and fearsome gym teacher. the characters were funny and the story moved at a good pace. ( )
  micahmom2002 | Jan 25, 2016 |
The book looks at the life of a physically challenged man who leaves highly paid tech job to teach high school computers. This puts him out of his comfort zone. While teaching he begins dating the socially outcast and fearsome gym teacher. the characters were funny and the story moved at a good pace. ( )
  micahmom2002 | Jan 25, 2016 |
I loved this book. The characters are real and flawed and perfect for each other. Samuel Cooke and Greta Cassamajor are an unlikely couple but fit in that way that real people do. This was beautiful and romantic in a real life way not in a romance novel all flaws and problems disappear when they realize they are in love way. ( )
  mlake | Apr 28, 2015 |
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A tender, cheer-inducing debut novel about two lonely people who don't believe in romance, but who finally decide to give love a chance. Samuel Cooke knows most women wouldn't give him a second glance even if he were the last man on earth. He's the cripple with crutches, the nerdy computer genius every female past puberty feels compelled to mother. So when he leaves his lucrative career to teach programming to high schoolers, romance definitely isn't on his radar. Perhaps that's why Greta Cassamajor catches him off guard. The sarcastic gym coach with zero sense of humor is no beauty--not even on the inside. But an inexplicably kind act toward Samuel makes him realize she is interesting. Samuel is certain she won't accept his invitation to dinner--so when she does, he's out of his depth. All he knows is that he'll do whatever it takes to keep her as long as he can. Pretending he's got his class under control? Easy. Being vulnerable enough to admit why he ditched his programming career for teaching? Um, no. That would require honesty. And if there's one thing Samuel can't exist without, it's the lies he tells himself. In this poignant, witty debut, Ramsey Hootman upends traditional romance tropes to weave a charming tale of perseverance, trust, and slightly conditional love.

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