Gary Shteyngart: Little Failure

  Little Failure was definitively a very interesting memoir, one i was personally skeptical at first but soon found myself consumed by every single page of it. The book itself is very fascinating, jumping from a very funny event on one sentence to a super sad one on the following. Basically the story revolves around Gary's life, from his youngest days to his adulthood, leading to the famed author he is today. One thing that i really like about this particular memoir, is that the author is willing to shared any events despite how embarrassing or scary they would be. For a person to potentially shared their whole life to the public, even the darkest of secrets, it takes a lot of courage and determination. Prior to arriving to the United States Gary's life was perhaps more "normal" or in a sense it was a life he was very familiar with. After getting to the US, the author has tons of limitations that he has to overcome especially the language barrier. This is something i can personally related to the author since it was a process i had to overcome myself. Speaking from experienced it is not a easy one especially in the beginning. As time goes by and we get better assimilated into the new culture, well it becomes easier or in the very least bearable. Back to the actual memoir, i think its a very alluring one. Even if a person is familiar with most concepts, it is still someone else life experience and worth looking into to. what really connected me to the book was not the actual story but the events that lead to it, that is to say the hilarious/super sad events that lead to it.