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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
This book offers great insights for anyone uneducated on Iranian culture & the immigration process. However, I understand that humor is often used as a way to cope, but honestly the humor in this book was very forced, cringey millennial humor. I felt like her story could’ve been much more compelling and touching without adding phrases like “bye Felicia”.
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I probably enjoyed this more than my students because she was writing about my era! Reality Bites? Yaaaaaas. The cultural references to the 90s was amazing.
It was very informative on the immigration process as well.
It was very informative on the immigration process as well.
This was definitely worth reading in this time of "heightened awareness" around immigration. This is Sara's story of living in the US as an "illegal immigrant" and her journey to becoming Americanized. What I appreciated about this story was not only her storytelling ability but the way Sara infused the story with facts and commonly asked questions- especially as an immigrant from Iran. Definitely worth reading.
I would like to preface this review by saying that I am half Iranian. I’ve sadly never been to Iran, but my mom was an immigrant to the US at age 18.
This book taught me things I didn’t even know about the Iranian culture, and made me smile about the aspects I was familiar with. I also learned a lot about what it’s like to be an undocumented immigrant and applying for citizenship, which is not a perspective that I had read much from. Because this story is told from someone who actually had that experience, it was full of lots of detail.
This is a very informative book about immigration, Iranian history, and Iranian culture, and a must read in today’s world with the current political climate.
This book taught me things I didn’t even know about the Iranian culture, and made me smile about the aspects I was familiar with. I also learned a lot about what it’s like to be an undocumented immigrant and applying for citizenship, which is not a perspective that I had read much from. Because this story is told from someone who actually had that experience, it was full of lots of detail.
This is a very informative book about immigration, Iranian history, and Iranian culture, and a must read in today’s world with the current political climate.
Americanized is the memoir of a girl growing up in America as an Iranian without a green card. I enjoyed the portions of the book that dealt with Sara's legal status and her family of immigrants. The primer at the end of the book outlining the immigration process was excellent. I could have done without the portions of the book referencing life as a teenager in the 90s. This book says it is geared for YA audiences, however, there are a few references in the book that would cause me to question the appropriateness of those passages for very young readers. All in all, this was a good read, but I definitely found portions that I was skimming over. I read an advanced copy of this obtained from my local library.
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Interesting and enjoyable, this was a quick read that I'd recommend to anyone interested in the immigration experience in modern America.
Sara is an extremely relatable teen who happens to have a dark immigration secret. A truly humanizing tale of the struggles for immigrants seeking US citizenship.
I love reading the stories people write about their own lives. Especially when the writer has a distinctive and/or appealing voice. And this writer definitely did. Her writing is humorous and relatable and feels like a conversation with a good friend.
I think hearing an immigration story from start to finish holds a ton of importance right now. I want to hear all the versions from all the people and I want you to hear them too. Information can help us better understand and empathize, which can help us be better humans who look for the similarities more than the differences.
Girls, no matter their immigration status, love their families, bicker with their siblings, pine for boys that don’t deserve them and agonize over their perfectly beautiful noses. We’re all in this together. Let’s tear down those walls one book at a time.
I think hearing an immigration story from start to finish holds a ton of importance right now. I want to hear all the versions from all the people and I want you to hear them too. Information can help us better understand and empathize, which can help us be better humans who look for the similarities more than the differences.
Girls, no matter their immigration status, love their families, bicker with their siblings, pine for boys that don’t deserve them and agonize over their perfectly beautiful noses. We’re all in this together. Let’s tear down those walls one book at a time.