Little Failure.

Honestly, I wasn't a big fan of this "memoir" by Gary Shteyngart. Most of the information that he went on and on in the beginning weren't that much interesting to me. For a fact i did learn about his background and why he happen to had immigrated to New York, which is totally understandable. I happen to had gone through the same thing as he did, start a new life in a whole different country. He didn't take himself moving to New York as pitiful as I did. He was actually glad he was moving, even if he does mention different memories, which happen to be questionable at times. I wasn't surprised that racism landed in the class conversation. What I do wonder is if Gary actually don't consider himself racist anymore and if his actions are actually valid. He has this character which i really honestly wouldn't take seriously in person. The fact that he's a liar most of time and he admits it, and he complains about every time big of thing that goes in his life. Like hello? There's people out there that are going through a much serious thing than him just trying to make his parents happy. I understand for the fact that my parents expect me to be good in school and life, but that's what parents do. I don't think this book had a effect on me in any type of way. I know the school expected the students to be effected by the book but I don't think its a book the students could really relate to other than him going to college and being in a surrounding with different cultures. I give the book a 6/10.