A very engagingly written story, fast paced and light (even the not so happy bits), made me smile inside. As in the title it’s the first part in the history of the Lestables family starting in the 1800’s. The story is so full of content I forgot the details of the family member in this day and age the book stated with!!
Looking forward to the next instalment

The beginning of the book is very, very good. Two prefaces and then the book starts with something awful happening.
I liked the prefaces and I liked the beginning of the book.
It is funny, hilarious, strange, all that.
Unfortunately, the further I read, the less I liked reading the book.
Do not understand me wrong, it still is a good book. But too much is happening and the story gets incoherent.
Towards the end of the book the author gets back in control of his story. And then something happened I had not seen coming at all. I liked that.

I do not know, whether the book is indeed a part of a series. I do not think I will read on. Perhaps I cannot appreciate the book enough, because I am not American. ( )