El Sonido de la Vida : Una Formidable y Epica Saga Familiar (Hardcover)

from SignoraEdie

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 Meis...

from MHanover10

This book surprised me. It's wonderful as an audio book. Not sure if I would have enjoyed it as a printed book. It reads like a memoir even though it is fiction. Told by James, the story starts with his grandparents who come to America from Germany and end up in Beatrice, MO. I loved how the stor...

from bbellthom

Overall I liked this book. The book told the story of the Frederick and Jette who immigrated to America from Germany to escape Jette's family who did not approve of Frederick. I enjoyed the beginning of this book but somewhere in the middle it became a chore to read but picked up considerably. Th...

from Bookbets50

It is a rare event to be snowed in when you live in the Pacific Northwest, but that is what happened this week, so I picked up The Good American one afternoon-and finished a few hours later. I found the story to be leisurely but engaging-perfect for a lazy day. Some characters were more developed...

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This book has one of the best first lines EVER. I was struck so much by it, that upon reading it, I had to stop, just to take a quick snapshot. "Always, there was music." L.o.v.e. A Good American is the story of a German immigrant, his family, and their story. The story spans through 4 generation...