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This was one of those books like Middlesex, where the description of the book didn't appeal to me. I know it was well reviewed and won the Pulitzer, but it took an upcoming airplane ride to really get into this book. And I am glad I did. Unique, funny, sad, interesting, geeky and erudite this book both pulled me in instantly and carried through right until the end. Oscar Wao is fat, unhappy, smart, nerdy, romantic and may or may not be experiencing fuku - a curse on his Dominican family. This is
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Interesting read. If you've read any of Julia Alvarez you'll probably like this book. However, the author uses so much Spanish, including a lot of slang, that it could be frustrating for non-Spanish speakers.
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I liked, but wish I knew more Spanish,
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