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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The melting in the melting pot
To Ilka, a Viennese refugee newly arrived in the Big Apple, everything is fresh and new and eye-opening. And nothing more so than Carter Bayoux, a black intellectual with both astounding strengths and, as it happens, soul-wrenching weaknesses. Carter becomes Ilka's guide to the real America, both in Nevada (or was it Utah?) and in New York City. A rather...
Published on May 4, 2007 by K. F. Laux
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2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring!
On the cover there's a blurb from the NY Times: "Lore Segal may have come closer than anyone to writing the Great American Novel." Also, called "charming and comical". Huh-did I read the same book? It was not funny, not unforgettable, and just plain boring. Am I just jaded? Maybe I've read too many books in the 63 years I've been reading. There are some real...
Published on May 29, 2009 by Noreen M. Sullivan
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The melting in the melting pot,
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This review is from: Her First American: A Novel (Paperback)
To Ilka, a Viennese refugee newly arrived in the Big Apple, everything is fresh and new and eye-opening. And nothing more so than Carter Bayoux, a black intellectual with both astounding strengths and, as it happens, soul-wrenching weaknesses. Carter becomes Ilka's guide to the real America, both in Nevada (or was it Utah?) and in New York City.
A rather wonderful novel, HFA offers reflections on what it means to be an American, how one becomes an American--starting out completely differently--and how one deals with the problems of being an American, not least of which is the problem of how such different people manage to live together. Highly recommended.
2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring!,
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This review is from: Her First American: A Novel (Paperback)
On the cover there's a blurb from the NY Times: "Lore Segal may have come closer than anyone to writing the Great American Novel." Also, called "charming and comical".
Huh-did I read the same book? It was not funny, not unforgettable, and just plain boring. Am I just jaded? Maybe I've read too many books in the 63 years I've been reading. There are some real stinkers that get really good reviews. Makes me wonder. |
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Her First American: A Novel by Lore Groszmann Segal (Paperback - November 30, 2004)
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