The Son of Good Fortune

A Novel

De: Lysley Tenorio

Narrado por: Reuben Uy

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A friend of mine recommended that I should read “The Son of Good Fortune.” I wasn’t too sure why because it sounded like a con artist plot, but the story is pretty deep. Tago Ng Tago means undocumented in Filipino language. The story is about a mom, trying to get money from men on the internet to try to help her teenage son. Her son is undocumented and goes on a journey to find himself.

Their story goes deeper than the cover. The humor from the characters is typical Asian, sarcasm. It’s not the best book that I’ve read, but it was worth the read.

I loved this book!

I loved this book so much! The story of Excel, an undocumented Filipino immigrant, who was born on a plane between Manilla and US and his former B action-movie actress mother Maxima was so engaging and rich. We need more books like this, both in terms of depth and representation. The narrator is wonderful! One of the best I've encountered with my audible subscription!

Great characters!

I loved the characters that Lysley created. The story was great and I was always looking forward to hearing what would happen next. I also liked how I was able to relate to the Filipino jokes and sayings from the characters.

Narration by Reuben was awesome. I loved that he was able to change his voice and accent to better represent each character.

When a simple minded teenager writes a book

I was disappointed bc the storyline had such potential. But when told by a bored, unambiguous teenager, it’s not just an annoying read, but there is no story. Until the last 2 chapters, the book is nihilistic - about nothing but his days doing the bare minimum. If you are into fleshed out characters and an interning story, save your credits. Also, the narrator is pretty bad imitating Asian voices.

Horrible

Only read Because joined a monthly book club but did not like this at all