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This is a gem of a book. I'm not entirely certain how to even review this thing- it's history, but not. It has footnotes, which are historical, but are not. The narrator is reliable, except that he isn't. The Spanish was generally easy enough to guess (for a non-Spanish speaker), but I think you'd miss quite a bit if you're not geeky enough to get the d20 jokes, or the Lord of the Rings references, and the pervasive fantastical nature of the story and the story tropes Diaz uses.
Just read it. If ...more
Just read it. If ...more
I loved this book. It sounds like our generation - mixed language, urban, American. I could hear it. And I am not sure I can really articulate everything I loved about it, but I'll take a shot: the footnotes (brilliant); the history of the whole family working its way in; the way Oscar talks; and the unapologetic Spanish, everywhere, without translation. And of course the multiple triumphs Oscar enjoys in the final pages of the book. It was one of my favorite books ever.
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October 2008 bookclub book
** I am not too sure how I feel about this book. I thought was interesting how a lot of the story, though about different people in the family, overlapped and even mirrored each other in the experiences they went through. I am glad I took all those years of Spanish though.
** I am not too sure how I feel about this book. I thought was interesting how a lot of the story, though about different people in the family, overlapped and even mirrored each other in the experiences they went through. I am glad I took all those years of Spanish though.
If we could do 1/2 stars, I think I might give this 2.5, but am not sure.
I wish I could've figured out who the narrator was - especially in footnotes (which got a little long)! ...more
I wish I could've figured out who the narrator was - especially in footnotes (which got a little long)! ...more
love the writing, love the spanglish, love the nerd references. love.
finished 10/31/14
Jul 16, 2008
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