The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
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Author: Junot DíazEdition: Music CD
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-09-06
ISBN: N/A
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Book Reviews of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Book Review: Wish he had written in English
Summary: 2 Stars
Couldn't even get through the 1st chapter. I don't speak Spanish and a lot of it was in Spanish. Usually when this happens (when writers use it in dialogue), I can get the meaning from context, but there was SO MUCH of it that I had a hard time following. I don't want to work that hard to understand a book. I like a book that is thought-provoking, but this was ridiculous.
Summary of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The long-awaited-and thrillingly satisfying, genuinely original-first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the story collection Drown.Amazon Best of the Month, September 2007: It's been 11 years since Junot Díaz's critically acclaimed story collection, Drown, landed on bookshelves and from page one of his debut novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, any worries of a sophomore jinx disappear. The titular Oscar is a 300-pound-plus "lovesick ghetto nerd" with zero game (except for Dungeons & Dragons) who cranks out pages of fantasy fiction with the hopes of becoming a Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien. The book is also the story of a multi-generational family curse that courses through the book, leaving troubles and tragedy in its wake. This was the most dynamic, entertaining, and achingly heartfelt novel I've read in a long time. My head is still buzzing with the memory of dozens of killer passages that I dog-eared throughout the book. The rope-a-dope narrative is funny, hip, tragic, soulful, and bursting with desire. Make some room for Oscar Wao on your bookshelf--you won't be disappointed. --Brad Thomas Parsons
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