The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
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Author: Junot DíazEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook
Published: 2007-09-06
ISBN: 0143142801
Number of pages: 1
Publisher: Penguin Audio
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Book Review: Brief Wondrous Life
Summary: 1 Stars
The humor of the book is hard for me to connect with. I found it boring, and never completed the book.
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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