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«Le fascinaban la ciencia ficción y la fantasy y creía que ésa era la clase de historia que todos vivíamos.
Preguntaba: ¿Qué puede ser más ciencia ficción que Santo Domingo? ¿Qué más fantasy que las Antillas?»
Preguntaba: ¿Qué puede ser más ciencia ficción que Santo Domingo? ¿Qué más fantasy que las Antillas?»
I read this book as part of my quest to read a book written by an author from each of the 196 countries in the world. This author is from the Dominican Republic.
I didn't really enjoy this book, though I do recognize the depth of the ideas and themes in the novel. The book contains the experiences of many characters - not just Oscar Wao - and I wondered if the title really should refer to just Oscar.
There are many, many references to science fiction characters and comic books - such as J.R.R. To ...more
I didn't really enjoy this book, though I do recognize the depth of the ideas and themes in the novel. The book contains the experiences of many characters - not just Oscar Wao - and I wondered if the title really should refer to just Oscar.
There are many, many references to science fiction characters and comic books - such as J.R.R. To ...more
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