Olga Egorsheva Egorsheva itibaren 6684 Lyulyakovo, ブルガリア
Having grown up in Fargo, I could relate to many of the stories from this book. Fargo has a truly small town attitude. However, the author does seem to trivialize the extremely low incomes and the weather in the area - both of which are extreme enough to drive you away from the area. Yes, the people in the midwest are nice and sure they might spring for dinner/lunch if you forget your wallet, but don't count on that. Yes, you pump your gas first then pay. That is standard fare in Fargo. Yes unemployment is low - but if you can't find a job in your field, then you are screwed. (There are NO teaching jobs and the ones that do open up pay about 1/3 what I make now in California.) Yes, you can get a house for dirt cheap with a huge lot, IF you can find a job. Yes, the town floods and everyone gets together to help out. The Northern Prairie Culture does exist, but is it worth it? That's is up to each individual to decide. Overall, the little stories were cute in this book. I kind of disliked his little saying "How Fargo of you" especially since 90% of the rest of the world thinks that Fargo equals morons with accents. (Sorry, but it is true.) And the authors writing style was really difficult to read. He strayed off topic often and seemed overly dramatic. This book was just OK to me. I would be curious to think what people NOT from Fargo think about it, though... and good luck to the author trying to remove or change that stigma attached to the word Fargo.