Review of Love Letters to America

[Trinity Rajch]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Love Letters to America" by Lawrence Stellato, Sr.]

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2 out of 5 stars

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Love Letters to America is an immigrant’s view of the history of America. In the book, the author re-examines the story of America from an outsider’s perspective by comparing it to the beliefs and ideas of other countries around the world. They conclude that from the beginning America was created differently. The founding fathers created America with the goal of freedom in all aspects of life, from religion to healthcare. As such, the author believes that America is the force of democracy throughout the world and a beacon of hope for all those who are looking to achieve the American dream. It is because of this position in the world that America is hated by those who seek to destroy democracy and replace it with communist or socialist governments.

I went into this book believing that it was written from a conservative point of view, and I found this to be true. However, I also believed that it was a work of non-fiction, so I was expecting a scholarly work based on conservative viewpoints that were backed up with sources and facts. Unfortunately, this was not the case. While the author does provide a list of sources at the end of the book, there are zero citations throughout the book, and most of the talking points are based on conservative opinions, not facts. Although the book has a promising start as the reader is introduced to an immigrant’s view of the United States, it quickly devolves into an opinion piece with misleading assertions and half-truths that support the author’s beliefs, not that factual narrative.

Beyond the content of the book, I also did not enjoy the formatting. The author switches between paragraphs and bullet points throughout the book. It disrupted the flow, made the book seem unfinished, and took away from the author’s argument. The book was also not well edited. It is obvious that English was not the author’s first language. There were missing words, awkward phrasing, and words that were not in the proper order throughout the book. While I admire anyone who can speak and write in more than one language, a good editor would have been able to catch these issues before it was published.

Overall, I rate this book a 2 out of 5. I can appreciate the author’s love for America and their experience of the American dream, but those are not facts they are the author’s opinions. These opinions have influenced the author’s narrative of American history creating a biased version that is unsupported by facts. While the book is technically non-fiction, it is the author’s history, not America’s history. This combined with the format and the lack of editing is why I gave the book a low rating.

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[Louis Donald]

The lack of citations would make it hard for me to take the arguments seriously. A book like this should be grounded in verifiable facts, not just personal opinions.