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A Good American

by Alex George (Goodreads Author)

3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 · rating details · 2,705 ratings · 691 reviews

An uplifting novel about the families we create and the places we call home.

It is 1904. When Frederick and Jette must flee her disapproving mother, where better to go than America, the land of the new? Originally set to board a boat to New York, at the last minute, they take one destined for New Orleans instead ("What's the difference? They're both new"), and later find th...more

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Published February 7th 2012 by Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam

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Jan 05, 2012 Carol rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Carol by: Robin Beerbower & Amy Einhorn Books

Shelves: fiction, debut

Growing up most of the kids I knew were either first or second generation Americans whose parents or grandparents immigrated to this country. I was always fascinated by my grandmother's account of leaving Italy, her family and all she was familiar with to sail across the ocean to Ellis Island in order to start a new life of promise. I was hooked right from page one of A Good American. It was like reading a diary of my own family, this saga of the Meisenheimer family leaving their home in Germany...more Growing up most of the kids I knew were either first or second generation Americans whose parents or grandparents immigrated to this country. I was always fascinated by my grandmother's account of leaving Italy, her family and all she was familiar with to sail across the ocean to Ellis Island in order to start a new life of promise. I was hooked right from page one of A Good American. It was like reading a diary of my own family, this saga of the Meisenheimer family leaving their home in Germany for a better life. Frederick and the love of his life, pregnant Jette, flee her mother's wrath and find themselves bound on a ship for New Orleans instead of the originally planned New York. They marry on board the ship, then land and set out across the mid-west, finally casting roots in Beatrice, Missouri. The birth of the baby prevents them from venturing further as planned but Beatrice is a good place, one resided in by many Germans and seems the right place to start their family.

What makes A Good American shine is the storytelling pure and simple. Four generations of Meisenheimers come to life through the eyes of James, the grandson of Frederick and Jette. The author, Alex George, an immigrant himself, uses James and many other wonderful characters to paint a compelling picture of what it like to transition from the old life in Germany to a future in America. It is an universal story of the dreams and struggles of those finding their way to our shores, hoping for an improved life while wishing to maintain their heritage. This is a story filled with love, laughter, conflicts, happiness, sadness, secrets and life's hurts. I couldn't help falling in love with all who bring the story to life, the four generations of Meisenheimers and those who surround them; from the first who cautions Frederick to just be a good American, to a jazz playing trumpeter and other quirky players. Music is weaved throughout, a character in itself and nicely done.

“We cannot exist without our histories; they are what define us.” states James late in the story. It is a telling quote and one that defines the book as well.

A Good American has all the makings for a good book group discussion and seems destined to be a word-of mouth best seller. A debut, it is due to published February 7, 2012 by Amy Einhorn Books, an imprint I respect. Get yourself on the list.(less)

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Aug 07, 2012 Melissa (ladybug) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, team-read

This books is excellent. It caught my attention with the first pages and except for 1-2 spots, it didn't lose me. I found myself laughing out loud, and also crying. I literally found it hard to put down. Alex George is a wonderful storyteller. I loved following the family history from Germany to Beatrice, Missouri and all the in between times. Especially since both sides of my family immigrated to the US from Germany also. In fact, Frederick was the name of my Grandfather. There is even a surpri...more

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Feb 25, 2012 Melissa Rochelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: amyeinhorn, arc, read-2012, historical-fiction

I'm a big fan of stories that tell the story of a family (many generations is the key to my heart) and this is one of the best I've read lately. We're introduced to Frederick and Jette in 1904 and we part with the Meisenheimers in the 2000s. They are a family attracted to music and filled with the gift of song. They are real -- there are problems, there are solutions, and occasionally, there are just happenings.

The story never felt rushed, it just always felt right. I really enjoyed this book an...more

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Feb 16, 2012 Briony Zlomke rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction, great-smelling-books, fiction

Let me first say that I almost returned this book to the library. I currently have a large obligation (*cough*thesis*cough*) and books have been my temptation for this past semester. Needless to say I decided to read the first chapter to see if it was worth keeping. An hour later and several chapters later I was still reading the book. I eventually forced myself to put the book down to work on my paper. By 3 am I decided that I would read one more chapter and once again I failed at that goal. Cr...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Cheryl rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction, first-reads

Twentieth century triumphs, tragedies and life's offerings told through the eyes of German immigrants who are charged with the challenge of being good Americans when they arrive in New Orleans in 1904.

What does it mean to be A GOOD AMERICAN? Author Alex George, in his debut novel, proposes sacrifice and loyalty to family and country, dreaming as big as our borders, developing strong beliefs and treasured independence, and following your passions as some of the traits that define Americans.

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Dec 03, 2011 Robin rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Lovers of generational novels with a sense of scope and history.

Recommended to Robin by: Penguin Publishers

Fabulous. I'm hazarding a guess that this may be the best book I'll have read for 2012.

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It’s not often that I finish a book and actually caress the cover, but I found myself unconsciously doing that (while wiping away a tear) after turning the last page. First of all the cover of the galley is gorgeous and I hope the finished product has the same artwork and colors. Second of all, I did not want this story to end. The characters, the setting, and the prose were all magical and the stories...more

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Dec 23, 2011 Ariel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons for providing me with an advance copy of this book to review.

Wow! I don't know that I would have rushed out to pick this up if I hadn't won a copy but that's what makes the early reviewer's program so great for me. I get exposed to books I wouldn't normally gravitate to and sometimes the result is an absolute treat like reading A Good American. Once I started reading I was so hooked into the story that I could not put it down.

The story begins with Jette and Freder...more

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Apr 17, 2013 Nathan James rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: suggestions-for-bookgroup, 2013, immigrant-fiction

A genealogist's dream read. A sort of ultra-American epic story traveling through generations a la Isabel Allende minus the supernatural stuff. Very much appealed to my obsession with family history. Wish a past relative wrote something like this about my family.

Quick synopsis: James Meisenheimer recounts the story of his family, immigrants from Germany, and tales of his small Missouri town.

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The reason I only gave it three stars is because I saw behind the curtain. At times, I was ve...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Hira rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: librarything-early-reviewer-wins, favorites

When I received a copy of "A Good American" by Alex George, I was surprised to find a musical instrument and musical notes on it's cover. I found the cover to be rather beautiful, but was confused as to why or how music ties into the story of a family. Then I read the book, and I realized what a pivotal role music plays in the lives of the people of one particular immigrant family. However, what I really realized after finishing this novel, is that I will forever remember this book as being one...more

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Dec 14, 2011 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Edgar Sawtell maybe

Recommended to Laura by: publisher ARC - white box mailing

Shelves: contemporary-fiction-book-club

This book starts out so well, the writing so amazing, that I've given it an initial rating after only a few chapters. Really, really excellent writing style and - so far - lovable, clearly drawn characters.

Alex George, a newcomer to America himself, writes an multi-generational immigrant tale in A Good American. This elegy to the rites of forging a new life in a new land traces father to son in a rich stew of food and music and love. George's writing is generous and his characters are boldly dr...more

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Oct 10, 2011 Carol rated it 5 of 5 stars

Stunning, just stunning. Meet the Meisenheimer family through the eyes of grandson James, as he relates the story of his immigrant family through nearly a century of American history. Peppered with remarkable characters: a jazz trumpeter who cooks a mean gumbo, a promiscuous school teacher, a dwarf, and, of course, Frederick and Jette...need I say more? You will laugh out loud, then be brought to tears. The prose is oftentimes poetic, ie., "My grandmother's life had been one long opera". This no...more

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Feb 08, 2012 Diane rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: literary, historical, contemporary

In his novel A Good American, author Alex George explores themes of finding oneself in a new country (and the struggle of other generations to find themselves in the country where they were born) through striking depictions of the major events of the 20th century. With great humanity, George, a British novelist now residing in Missouri, explores what it means to be an American through a study of these events through the eyes of the Meisenheimer family. American history told through people, espec...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Pam P rated it 5 of 5 stars

soooooo good!

As I was reading this book, the review was "sooooo good" but now that I have finished it, I want to read it again immediately :) And for me that is an excellent sign. I loved these characters and this town and I am grateful to have gotten to know them.

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Jun 09, 2012 Donna Stuedeman rated it 3 of 5 stars

I loved the first 3/4 of this book. It was a beautiful story about an immigrant couple settling in America and making the sacrifices for their family. I loved feeling the struggles of Frederick and Jette and particularly as Frederick went back to Germany to fight in WWI as an American. It gave you a real feel for what it might have been like coming to this country.

The last 1/4 of the book dealt with more modern times and felt a bit more like our current country. It was cheapened with things like...more

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Sep 27, 2011 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars

What a great look at 20th Century America. It is a history lesson populated with characters from one family that you will love, connecting many generations. Surprise ending that I did not see coming. Due out in February.

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Feb 21, 2012 Peri Schacknow rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

A beautiful tale of an immigrant family that becomes a true American family. Loves, losses, betrayals, dreams, aspirations and secrets all nicely woven together with a memorable cast of characters. Well done.

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Mar 29, 2013 Lane rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-club-selection

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The general consensus of my book club was that this book had amazing unrealized potential. We all liked most of the characters, but several could have been developed far beyond their light handling in the novel, which would have allowed us to view their development in greater depth and detail. Jette, for example. She was the initial force behind the move to America and yet her character fades into the background rather quickly, eclipsed by Frederick's obsession with the Nick N...more [Contains spoilers]
The general consensus of my book club was that this book had amazing unrealized potential. We all liked most of the characters, but several could have been developed far beyond their light handling in the novel, which would have allowed us to view their development in greater depth and detail. Jette, for example. She was the initial force behind the move to America and yet her character fades into the background rather quickly, eclipsed by Frederick's obsession with the Nick Nack. We learn near the end of the book that she had strong political views, but we missed out on all of the luscious development of this aspect of her character.

The strange Flitch's, Margaret and the midget attorney, Rankin, could have been a fascinating sub-story, but their unusual pairing was completely unexplained.

Lomax--his appearance was unexplained yet could have yielded a wonderful story, his relationship with Jette wasn't elaborated, his side-business came out of nowhere, his horrible death seemed a mere speedbump to the family's lives, considering how interwoven he was in their lives. Poof, he was gone and little more was offered.

Personally, I didn't like that the narrator, James, provided so many details that he never could have known. But perhaps that's just literary license. I did like James, however, and I thought it interesting how he ended up...solitary, pretty much detached from the family.

Also, I didn't think that the supposed premise of the book, i.e., the idea of a good American, was developed very well. It was mentioned early in the book, but never referred to again (unless I overlooked it). I think this is another missed opportunity with the book.

Well, I've rather picked it apart, haven't I. And yet, I am glad that I read it and enjoyed the characters. But I will say that I believe that the author should rewrite the book, perhaps after he has grown a bit as a writer, and triple its length, fleshing out all of the wonderful people that he has created to make them richly dimensional.

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Mar 03, 2013 Mark & rated it 5 of 5 stars

Greetings our new friend, Alex George- our book club in Kansas City under the guidance of Vivien Jennings of Rainy Day Books, had the good fortune of having A Good American as our monthly book due to her recommendation. Friday, March 8th we will host the meeting in our home of the 25 or so members of our book club. A few minutes ago, my wife and I finished the book. As life long mid-westerners, that also came back home, we loved the entire story, albeit, the twists and turns that caused us to cr...more

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Feb 24, 2013 Marlene rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Originally published at Reading Reality

A Good American by Alex George is one of the quintessential, utterly and wondously American stories. It's the schmaltzy Neil Diamond classic, Coming to America, played loud and proud in Fred's Diner in Alex George's Midwestern American town of Beatrice, Missouri.

A Good American is the story of one family, the Meisenheimers from Hanover, Germany who come to the U.S. in 1904. And yet, the cadence of the story is every family's story.

And that's what drew me in...more Originally published at Reading Reality

A Good American by Alex George is one of the quintessential, utterly and wondously American stories. It's the schmaltzy Neil Diamond classic, Coming to America, played loud and proud in Fred's Diner in Alex George's Midwestern American town of Beatrice, Missouri.

A Good American is the story of one family, the Meisenheimers from Hanover, Germany who come to the U.S. in 1904. And yet, the cadence of the story is every family's story.

And that's what drew me in. James Meisenheimer is telling the story of his grandparents. Not just how they came to America, but why. The hopes and dreams they came with, and the dreams they left behind.

The dramas and the heartbreaks that faced the first generation who came to America, in search of a better life for themselves, or at least for their children, and how well that worked, or how much they had to give up when it didn't.

How their compromises affected the next generation, and the next. Those "good Americans" they gave birth to in this new country that they found themselves in.

We like to say that America is a nation of immigrants. All of us have stories like these behind us. For some of us, those stories are close. James story felt like, not just the story of his family, or the story of America. It didn't feel distant, or fictional, or historic.

It felt like my history and my history. Because, in a way, it is.

Escape Rating A: Part of my fascination with A Good American was that I could hear my own voice telling some of these stories. Not the exact same ones, but the same type of stories. Like the fictional James, all four of my grandparents were European immigrants, and they all came to the U.S. in the early 1900s. Unlike James, my family did not come for romance, they came to the U.S. for much more prosaic reasons.

But reading this story brought back memories of my grandparents and their lives, and family secrets that weren't revealed until I was an adult--one almost as surprising as the one James discovers in the book. Sometimes it seems as if families are made up of their most colorful individuals, and the secrets in the dark.

History, on the other hand, is made up of all of us, living our lives, and all of our families contributing their bits to the tapestry. We don't know what pieces the ones who come after us will find interesting or amusing.

We all have our parts to sing.(less)

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Aug 14, 2012 Irene rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the story of three generations of a family, begun as a young couple emigrates from Prussia to a small town along the Missouri River and concluded more than a century later by the narrator, a grandson of that couple, now in his own retirement years. This is a story of birth and death, of marriage and illness, of boys climbing trees and going to the prom, of preachers who preach, of musicians who make music and of widows who pull themselves together to make a life for their children. This...more

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Jul 11, 2012 Kathleen Hagen added it · review of another edition

A Good American, by Alex George, Narrated by Gibson Frazier, Produced by Penguin Audio, downloaded from audible.com.

This family saga spans three generations and is told by a grandson from the youngest generation. We start in 1904 with Frederick and Jette who leave Germany due to their parents’ disagreement about their marriage and come to America to start over. They end up, by chance, in Beatrice, Missouri because that is where they were when their first child was born. Frederick takes over, and...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Catherine Mustread rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Catherine by: Wendy

Shelves: fiction, historical, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, missouri

Greatly enjoyed this family saga of a young immigrant family that migrates from Germany to a small town in Missouri in 1905, following them and their descendants for the next 100 years. The first half of the book dealing with the couple, Frederick and Jette, and their children and then the focus switches to their grandchildren.

I was disappointed that Jette, who starts out as a strong female character, evolved differently than I would have expected, but coming to a strange land and having childre...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Patty rated it 5 of 5 stars

A Good American
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Alex George

What It's All About...

Jette and Frederick meet in Germany...their love is denied by Jette's parents...flatly.
In order to be together they board a ship and head to America.

My Thoughts...

This book was a passage through time and one that wove its way through key events throughout many years. Wars, sinking ships, civil rights issues, women's roles, more wars, prohibition, and assassinations worked their way through the timeline of this strange transplanted family. The sto...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Mom rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a beautiful story of an immigrant family and their lives in America. Frederick and Jette are a young German couple who head for America when faced with an unplanned pregnancy. They wind up in small town Missouri, where they establish themselves and try to become "good Americans." The story is narrated by their grandson, and includes love, heartbreak, quirky characters, tragedy, success.... For the first three-fourths of the book, I was enthralled -- totally engaged by the story and delig...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars

We’ve all done it. While traveling we see a small village and wonder, how did this town and its inhabitants come to be here? Alex George’s novel A Good American introduces readers to a set of quirky German immigrants who find themselves putting down serious roots in the small town of Beatrice Missouri in 1904. Fredrick and Jette Meisenheimer flee Germany and Jette’s parents’ disapproval in 1904 when the young lovers discover that Jette is soon to be an unwed mother. Intending to go to the famed...more

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Feb 07, 2012 Signora rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am a granddaughter of Italian immigrants to the United States and find myself drawn to tales of the “immigrant experience.” I was pleased to be a recipient of an advanced reader copy” of A Good American. This multigenerational tale documents the lives and experiences of Frederick and Jette Meisenheimer and their descendants as they travel from their home in Hanover, Germany to the small town of Beatrice, MO in the early 1900’s and create their home and family. The narrator of the story is thei...more

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Dec 31, 2011 Elle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Let me start by saying that it took me quite some time to decide how I wanted to rate this book. I was given the opportunity to read it in advance of its official release through a giveaway from Goodreads. I am grateful that I had this chance. The plot of this book is nothing short of amazing and is written with an easy flow. The detail is well-written without being overbearing. I read the book quite quickly and enjoyed in a sense tagging along with the Meisenheimer family.

With as much as I enjo...more Let me start by saying that it took me quite some time to decide how I wanted to rate this book. I was given the opportunity to read it in advance of its official release through a giveaway from Goodreads. I am grateful that I had this chance. The plot of this book is nothing short of amazing and is written with an easy flow. The detail is well-written without being overbearing. I read the book quite quickly and enjoyed in a sense tagging along with the Meisenheimer family.

With as much as I enjoyed this book and as much praise as I would love to give it, there were however three main issues that prevented me from giving it five stars.

The first problem nearly caused me to stop reading the book altogether. I place a lot of stock in an author's integrity. In this case, I found it somewhat lacking. This all came about through Alex George's use of a character named Rankin Fitch. As I came across this name, something turned a switch in my head. I knew I had seen it before. Rankin Fitch is not a very common name. In fact, as it turns out, not only is Rankin Fitch an attorney in A Good American, he is also an attorney in John Grisham's Runaway Jury. Another odd point, both John Grisham and Alex George are attorneys turned authors. Though the similarities with the character end there, I was so incensed by the obvious theft of the name that I nearly quit reading what had the potential to be an amazing novel.

Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I searched for an indication that the use of the name was perhaps an homage. There was no such mention. The idea that the author would try to "pull one over" on the reader by having the laziness not to come up with an original name was insulting. I am hoping that the author was wise enough to alter the name of this character prior to sending the book for it's final printing. If not, I hope that it does not cause other readers to give up hope as I nearly did.

The other two issues were less problematic, but still prevented the story from attaining that five star mark. The other issues: an overused thesaurus and a heavy handed use of allusion.

For the most part, the book's wording flows easily. However, there are occasional bits that are overloaded with ten dollar words, in a way that detracts from the simple storytelling and may make the reader lose some interest momentarily. George also has a tendency to end chapters with a sentence that will all too heavily indicate what is to occur later on in the book, a sentence meant to highlight "hey, you should pay attention to this for later". It's as if he doesn't have enough confidence in the reader's ability to link events or identify ironic situations. The writing of these sections can stand alone and really doesn't need the additional assistance. In fact, the book would flow more smoothly without them. They detract from the overall easy progression of the novel.

I would have really liked to have been able to give this book five stars. It certainly had the potential. And in all honesty, had the character of Rankin Fitch been named anything else, the chances of that happening probably would have been very high. (less)

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Oct 15, 2011 Kayt Sukel rated it 5 of 5 stars

It's not often that you get hooked on a book on the first page. You usually have to wade through a few chapters to find whatever connection will carry you along to the end. But Alex George hooked me with the first line of A GOOD AMERICAN: "Always, there was music." And he didn't let go for the rest of the book. I finished it in a matter of hours, entranced by these beautiful and real characters he created.

A tremendous and, yes, epic tale of a German family who emigrate to America and put down ro...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Florinda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The Meisenheimer story is told by James, the second of four American-born grandsons of immigrants Frederick and Jette, whose plans to settle in St. Louis were permanently sidetracked when they stopped over in the small Missouri town of Beatrice. Surrounded by fellow Germans, they put down roots, but they are tested by larger events as World War I alters American attitudes toward Germans everywhere and Prohibition shuts down the family business. But...more

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Oct 07, 2012 Susan Oleksiw rated it 5 of 5 stars

I picked up this book on the recommendation of several other readers on Goodreads. At first I didn't think it was the right choice for me, but as I read deeper into the story, I enjoyed it more and more. It's a slow start in some ways, but the characters grow and their lives develop. The last half is better than the first, but the whole thing is a wonderful story of what it means to come to America and make a life, to invest in this country and in one's family. The narrator becomes especially in...more

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