The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Amazon Significant Seven Spotlight Title, 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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| I just got this book from Amazon and thought I would love it bases on the reviews I read. But I'm not enjoying it because, as someone who doesn't speak Spanish, I need to carry a Spanish-English dictionary around with me. And even that doesn't help. A lot of the Spanish words in the book are slang and aren't listed in the Spanish dictionary. It's driving me crazy. To the author: If you're going to mix Spanish and English words in the text the please put the translations to the Spanish words in the back of the book! |
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