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A review by katemc
Reborn in the USA: An Englishman's Love Letter to His Chosen Home by Roger Bennett
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
I really like Rog, he’s a charming funny man. I enjoyed this book! I think his humor doesn’t come to life as much on the page as it does IRL, but there were still many very funny lines mixed in with tender and poignant reflections and analysis in very classic Rog style.
I think just falls a bit into the classic celeb memoir of why this story why now? The content was good! Just felt a bit slice of life and without a super evident conclusion, seeing as it ended just as he finally arrived in America. The epilogue helped round it out with the grappling with an idealized idea of America versus the complex and very messy reality but that seems more coincidental based on current events rather than intentional. I think it would have been a bit stronger if that was a main theme or was more fully fleshed out in a full section about his life in US.
Still enjoyed! Ultimately a common thread in celeb memoir lol.
I think just falls a bit into the classic celeb memoir of why this story why now? The content was good! Just felt a bit slice of life and without a super evident conclusion, seeing as it ended just as he finally arrived in America. The epilogue helped round it out with the grappling with an idealized idea of America versus the complex and very messy reality but that seems more coincidental based on current events rather than intentional. I think it would have been a bit stronger if that was a main theme or was more fully fleshed out in a full section about his life in US.
Still enjoyed! Ultimately a common thread in celeb memoir lol.