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The Book of Unknown Americans
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Various
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A boy and a girl who fall in love. Two families whose hopes collide with destiny. An extraordinary novel that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American.
Arturo and Alma Rivera have lived their whole lives in Mexico. One day, their beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter, Maribel, sustains a terrible injury, one that casts doubt on whether she’ll ever be the same. And so, leaving all they have behind, the Riveras come to America with a single dream: that in this country of great opportunity and resources, Maribel can get better.
When Mayor Toro, whose family is from Panama, sees Maribel in a Dollar Tree store, it is love at first sight. It’s also the beginning of a friendship between the Rivera and Toro families, whose web of guilt and love and responsibility is at this novel’s core.
Woven into their stories are the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. Their journeys and their voices will inspire you, surprise you, and break your heart.
Suspenseful, wry and immediate, rich in spirit and humanity, The Book of Unknown Americans is a work of rare force and originality.
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- Syd Young
- 01-04-15
The Book of Re-Opening my Heart
I wasn't expecting much from this book, especially not a trip down memory lane. I love that it helped remind me of stories from my past. It helped me remember why I have such a heart for immigrants. It humanized the current politics and taught me things I didn't know. It was interesting to me that the setting was not Texas. I kept being surprised that Delaware was the location but I think that was a good thing as it gives a fresh look.
It was hard for me to read, because I kept waiting for the axe to drop, but in the end I couldn't put it down. The sweetest story to me was that of Alma and Arturo, the couple that moves in order to help their daughter get better from a brain injury. Theirs is just an unadulterated pure love for each other and for their daughter. There are other stories mixed in, and I actually liked this, it gave me a break from the story that I knew was going to be difficult every step of the way. The name of the book comes from one of those stories and by the time it is delivered, you know how true it is.
First time I've actually wept at the end of a book in a long, long time. I love my country but we are so screwed up.
One favorite quote, from Arturo: "I'll tell them what I love about this country."
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- Rachel - Audible
- 10-17-17
Sweeping Up the Broken Pieces of My Heart
Please excuse me while I sweep the broken pieces of my heart up off the floor. This was the most amazing audiobook, and I listened to it by total accident. You know when you finish one audiobook but you haven’t queued up the next one yet? (Gasp, the horror.) Well, that just happened to me! I had no choice but to pray for an old forgotten audiobook on my phone.
I asked, and the universe answered.
The Book of Unknown Americans has already gotten heaps of love and praise. But what we still need to talk about is how fantastic it is on audio. Performed by six actors, we meet a striking teenager whose family has left behind their comfortable life in Mexico in hopes of getting treatment for her traumatic brain injury in the US. Some of their new neighbors are great (like the boy from Panama who’s got a little crush), and some are… not great. Ultimately, their new life sets in motion a chain of events that is at turns beautiful, at turns tragic.
I especially loved the cool little vignettes between the main chapters that tell the stories of immigrants from all over the Americas. The narrators breathe so much texture into these stories, and the simple, beautiful language works perfectly on audio.
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- Lisa
- 06-03-15
Maudlin and predictable story, great narration
Guess my title says it all. A few moments of insight or a nice turn of phrase buried beneath mountains of predictable situations and a story told a thousand times before. The narrators tell the story with bravado, humor or squeeze every last bit of pathos out of the story, depending on who their character is.
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- frizwhiz
- 05-28-15
Powerful story, masterfully narrated.
Really enjoyed this story, told mostly through the perspective of two characters, with occasional autobiographical introductions by others who didn't figure into the central storyline (but who broaden the reader's perspective as to the variety of "unknown Americans). Beautifully written and read with skill and emotion by a large cast.
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- Jennifer
- 03-15-15
Many narratives
This novel was a lot of things. It was a group of intertwining narratives. It was a live story. It was a game changer. It forces the reader to be introspective on judgements they make in life. It is certainly issue-oriented. It is poignant. It is a community.
There are so many voices heard throughout this book and one can get lost in the structure - but there's a point to it, I promise! All of these voices make up the residents of an apartment building in Delaware. I loved reading about Mirabel throughout the book - almost as if I had watched her grow up. I couldn't help but cheer for Maribel and Mayor, each a child belonging to the two main families in the story, as he tried to get to know her better and understand what she needed from him.
The author does a fantastic job at painting the struggles these residents have experienced since immigrating to the U.S. She doesn't drill hard into the political sides of the debate, but rather helps us to relate to the individuals as human beings in order to better understand what they've been through.
Small critiques would be that there were one or two characters that the reader is introduced to that either needed to be flushed out a bit more or were added in excess. It broke the flow a bit to have a couple of characters that weren't as fully involved in the intertwining story.
The multiple narrators actually worked very well with this novel.
Overall, this was a great read and a great novel.
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- Daryl
- 03-02-15
Beautiful look at the Immigrant experience
What made the experience of listening to The Book of Unknown Americans the most enjoyable?
I loved this look into the lives of several Latin American immigrants to the United States. It is primarily about two families, with stories of friends and neighbors adding depth and complexity to their tale. Someone described it as "teen lit", but I disagree; it addresses universal themes of identity, belonging, finding home, and expectations. It can appeal to teenagers, as two of the main characters are 15-16 years old, but it is by no means strictly targeted at teenagers.
If you could take any character from The Book of Unknown Americans out to dinner, who would it be and why?
I would take Alma out to dinner. She obviously loves Maribel so much, but her love can sometimes be viewed as stifling. I would give her a big hug and tell her that Maribel may not be able to process things "normally", but she is a woman, with dreams and hopes, who just may not be able to articulate them.
Any additional comments?
This book is beautiful, with threads of hope, despair, love, and belonging. the narration is wonderful, with some narrators stronger than others.
A well worthwhile read!
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- Grace
- 08-13-14
Well worth reading !
Well written. Loved this book; loved the several narrators for the different characters. Spanish immigrants from from several western hemisphere countries come to Wilmington, Delaware and their stories unfold. Their dreams, feelings, goals were like anyone's so that ethnicity and education seemed irrelevant. I could "see" and feel their challenges of being immigrants,their hesitations and questions as they learned about a new country and culture, their successes & failures & frustrations & love & anger & despair. All of this is wrapped in the stories of 2 families who meet in their housing complex, of the son, Mayor, who befriend's the other family's teenage daughter who suffered brain damage after an accident, of the paths their lives take as half truths, events untold, and miscommunications lead to innocent and unintended outcomes.
The author includes immigrants from several Spanish speaking countries-- some for only a chapter -- as a way to share the differences in origins and what it is like to be looked at "as all the same," with, in this case, Americans not trying to get to know and see each person as an individual. Personally, it put a possible identity to the person who delivers our newspaper every morning of the year. This is Maribel's story, too -- of her parents' love and concern since the accident that handicaps their seeing her as she now is and can be; of Mayor's acceptance and caring for who she is now, and the growth that this relationship fosters. Everyone gains insight, but not without cost.
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- Beth Anne
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interesting view into the immigrant experience
this was a really interesting book, giving some insight into the immigrant experience in America today. told by different characters, it mostly telling the story of two familes (one from Panama, one from Mexico) and their children's doomed love affair.
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- Jillian
- 05-18-15
Best narration
I loved all of the narratives and the emotions in their voices...it's as if they were telling their own stories genuinely. Highly recommended!
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- Carrie Judd
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Lovely vignettes
Wonderfully written and told. A reminder about the sweet simplicity life can have and that we should appreciate it daily.
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