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Carl Koenemann asked this question about The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao:

Do you think this book was good enough to warrant the high accolades it went on to receive?

Veeda Obviously, this is a subjective question. When it comes to awards, I always look at what else was in the running that year. My personal pick would hav…moreObviously, this is a subjective question. When it comes to awards, I always look at what else was in the running that year. My personal pick would have been A Thousand Splendid Suns, which I think does the intergenerational tragedy a little more cohesively, But hey, I'm not on the Pulitzer Prize committee so maybe I'm missing something. (less)

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