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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series)

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series)

zoom enlarge 		Author: Junot Diaz
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 201 reviews
Sales Rank: 1263042

Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 465
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.7 x 1

ISBN: 1410404331
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781410404336
ASIN: 1410404331

Publication Date: February 6, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, September 2007: It's been 11 years since Junot Diaz'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

Product Description
The long-awaited-and thrillingly satisfying, genuinely original- first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the story collection Drown.

Customer Reviews:   Read 196 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars Brief Wondrous Life   October 10, 2008
The humor of the book is hard for me to connect with. I found it boring, and never completed the book.


3 out of 5 stars spanish readers only   October 8, 2008
if you can read spanish this book is for you. most of punchh lines are in spanish i did not understand alot of the book


5 out of 5 stars Impressive   October 8, 2008
This book delves into layers of history, despots, struggle, and the courage of everyday human beings in a less than welcoming world. A masterpiece!


5 out of 5 stars Junot Diaz is amazing and so is Oscar Wao   October 7, 2008
This book was one that I couldn't put down. I have liked Junot Diaz since I read Drown but this book showed a side of him that is deeper and more intricate. I do think that it's possibly a bit difficult to understand, or maybe not as amazing if you do not know anything about Dominican culture but if you have even the slightest understanding of the culture you will be as engaged and amazed as I was with The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.


2 out of 5 stars Overrated.   October 6, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'd heard good things, but was disappointed... This book had its moments, but hype aside, I found it pretty offensive (frequent use of the n-word etc) with a nearly indecipherable plot. There are lots of giant footnotes which are kind of fun at first, but so irrelevant to the story I eventually stopped reading them. Character development in the Oscar Wao department (isn't he the main character?) was so poor, I found it difficult to care about him. This coming from a girl who cries at sad TV commercials.

In a nutshell: The book wanders aimlessly and comes to an ending which evokes little emotion or feeling... aside from being painfully predictable.

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