Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of America, Let Me In.

I have personal immigration stories within my own family (many people do) so the title immediately caught my eye.

I wasn't sure what to expect but I remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books when I was young. I didn't like them but I didn't dislike them. because I usually ended up getting eaten by a gator or kidnapped by a dragon.

I made a few choices which ironically ended quickly and pretty well, but I still learned quite a bit of the arduous process of how to immigrate to the US.

The writing is funny and silly, it's supposed to be, and I liked how the author didn't take himself too seriously, though the forms and steps an immigrant does take is real and serious.

Read this for a laugh.

It is funny, but the author does note the immigration process is a long, tedious process for many and it's no laughing matter for those who seek the American Dream.

Thank you, Abrams, for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I just finished America, Let Me In: A Choose Your Immigration Story, by Felipe Torres Medina.

This author is a writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, for which he has gotten five Emmy nominations.

This book is a satire on the immigration process. Unfortunately, I did not find it funny or entertaining at all.

I give this book an F.

Goodreads and NetGalley require grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an F equates to 1 star. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at NetGalley, Goodreads and my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews

I finished reading this on November 6, 2024.