This book was incredibly funny. If you happen to be from a Mexican family, or if you have ever lived in Mexico, you will find so much truth and amusement in this book. I laughed out loud several times as the characters said things that I've heard from my own family. A very well written account of the author's life, growing up as a Mexican American in Chicago, spending every summer at the "Awful Grandmothers" house in Mexico City.