American Son: My Story

Love, Love, Love This Book

Already being a HUGE Oscar De La Hoya fan, I seen this book, and had to have it! Even though I like him before, I now LOVE him. I have a much bigger respect for him. VERY good read....even if you don't like him, you'll have a whole new outlook and respect for him by the time you are done with this book!

Book Review, logiudice

Oscar de la Hoya is a man of many achievements. One was his book, the American Son. In this book Oscar explains how a boy of four years old, being scared of being punched by his seven year old cousin at a cookout, to a man known all over the world.
I found this book to be moving in some ways. In the beginning of the book Oscar talks about being in his teens, and his mom being diagnosed with breast cancer. She soon passed away, and that¿s when Oscar thought he would not be able to fight because he felt he wasn¿t strong enough without her there, cheering him on. I felt like I could relate to him because when I was only nine my dad passed away, thinking I couldn¿t go on, or I didn¿t know how to live on without him. I soon discovered, like Oscar did, that your lost ones are always going to be in your heart, cheering you on, and being there when you need them; maybe not beside you but always in your heart. Another thing I enjoyed is that about in the middle of the book they show pictures of Oscar either fighting or with his family. I liked this because it gave me an image of what he looked like and to notice how hard he fought every match. Oscar I think is a great role model for kids. This is because he never gives up and keeps trying. When he gets pushed down he always rises up again. Oscar¿s book the American Son explains how to live life to the fullest and never give up, and that¿s why I liked this book.
I felt that this book did have only a couple of downs to it. One thing that I noticed was in each chapter he tells about every fight he¿s ever had. I feel that he told too many stories of boxing and not enough on how he had his own fundraisers and such. Another thing I picked up on was that Oscar only really recognized his Hispanic back ground in one chapter. He did refer to it a couple times in the beginning, but I don¿t think he spoke enough of it throughout the rest of the book. I feel that¿s about it that I didn¿t really like about the book because I think over all it was pretty good.
I highly recommend this book to anyone. It talks about a man, Oscar de la Hoya, and how he became known to the world. This was a really good book and felt like I knew Oscar personally. Therefore, I rate it about a 9.

A Person Like You & Me

You don't have to be remotely interested in boxing to appreciate this book. He has a very conversational tone that made sharing his story a very touching ride. I'm kind of sad he has celebrity status, because I think he'd make a great friend.

Oscar's sacrifices to achieve his 'American Dream'

I am and 18 year old whose currently reading this book and i gotta say Oscar did a wonderful job in providing such detail that to me are pictures in my mind! His title caught my attention and i gotta say it was worth it.He went through so much but to be what he is right now took a lot of effort and overcame so many obstacles like the loss of his mom at his age of 17 and her age of 39...those were the pages that caught my attention and made me cry...!!! Overall 'American Son' is such an extraordinary and inspiring book no doubt about it

A reviewer

I read the first chapter and i couldnt stop my self from crying. You can tell that oscar put alot of emotion and got personable in his book. I recommend it everyone that has watched oscar fight in the past, this book will make you feel like you are connected to him in a personal level. Also understand his position in achieving his 'American Dream' even in the most devatating of moments he was forced to go threw.

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