Alejandro answers “Do you think this book was good enough to...”

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?

Alejandro Certainly not.

This book, like This is How You Lose Her, is a minstrel show. It's blackface. And it's lame at it too. It just goes to show that you onl…moreCertainly not.

This book, like This is How You Lose Her, is a minstrel show. It's blackface. And it's lame at it too. It just goes to show that you only need to get ball rolling. If enough sheeple buy into the hype, more sheeple will find it incredibly good too. Completely undeserved. Here is my review:

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