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Exhilarating. Brutal yet beautiful. Wao. I really enjoyed both the style and the story of this whirlwind of a novel by Junot Díaz. I can see why he got a Pulitzer and wonder if his other books are as fun to read. I think that Seven Killings was even more masterful, but Oscar delivers nearly as much gore and Caribbean corruption and historical facts as well. I especially enjoyed the footnotes. Writing any more about this book would certainly break my no spoilers rules so suffice it to say that th
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Mar 27, 2021
Gabriela V
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it was amazing
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Such a sad, heartbreaking, beautiful story. Junot Diaz has a unique voice, a distinctive narrative, different than anything I've read before. Being a Hispanic immigrant myself (although not Dominican) reading this book filled me with joy when reading Spanglish words, when seeing my family through the strong female characters, and my childhood through the superstitions. Seeing myself through it made me smile, made me laugh. However the story is heartbreakingly authentic, immerse with Dominican hi
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I really enjoyed this book. The author has such a unique voice like a friend telling you a story at the end of a party where you gossip and put the world to rights. This was only enhanced by the fantastic narration of Lin Manuel Miranda for the audiobook.
I learned a lot about the Dominican republic and the Latino diaspora without feeling like a history book and the Spanglish throughout gave great atmosphere.
This book is irreverent, and at times quite violent. I winced multiple times at the even ...more
I learned a lot about the Dominican republic and the Latino diaspora without feeling like a history book and the Spanglish throughout gave great atmosphere.
This book is irreverent, and at times quite violent. I winced multiple times at the even ...more
Jan 07, 2016
Lindsay Chalmers
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really liked it
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Aug 01, 2018
Pye
marked it as own-read-someday
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Aug 28, 2018
Deborah
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