I'm wavering between 3 and 4 on this one. I really liked the way she depicted the cultural gap between herself and her adopted country. I've spent a lot of time in Germany and have similar feelings; my best friend was born in the States, but has lived in Germany most of her adult life (for more than 20 years now) and has similar feelings. There's something about this book that doesn't quite satisfy, though. It's been a couple of years since I read it, so I don't remember enough to speculate on what it was. I gave it to my best friend a couple years ago and she had a similar reaction.