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nuthatch's review against another edition
4.0
A lot has changed in the U.S. since this book was written in the 1990s but it is still entertaining.
anderson65's review against another edition
2.0
Love the jacket illustration! Best part of the book!
jilljaracz's review against another edition
4.0
Light-hearted and amusing, this book is an interesting take on Americans--and inadvertently seems dated and quaint compared with all of the changes in the country since then. Fun read.
apatrick's review against another edition
2.0
This was written in the late 90s, so it's very dated, and that colored my opinion of it. I expected to like this book and laugh a lot, but I was disappointed. Severgnini spent a year in the Georgetown neighborhood of D.C. and extrapolates that this is what Americans are like. As someone who grew up in South Dakota, moved to Colorado for college, and then to Texas, I learned that regional differences can be very large. Not very many things rang true for me.
Severgnini also seems to write for an Italian audience, but this book is in English. I don't know anything about Italian culture (just stereotypes), so I felt like I was missing a lot. I would have enjoyed more discussion of contrasts.
Severgnini also seems to write for an Italian audience, but this book is in English. I don't know anything about Italian culture (just stereotypes), so I felt like I was missing a lot. I would have enjoyed more discussion of contrasts.
mcfarlandclan's review against another edition
3.0
Not as humorous as promised, but entertaining none the less.
ercm's review against another edition
4.0
Very funny - especially as a Washingtonian returning from Rome! The book is slightly dated but the author makes fun of Americans in the most delightful way! I don't know that I would have found it entertaining had I never been to Italy, but even my short visit was enough to make this book worthwhile.