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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?

Jon Yacovetta Thank you, GoodReads, for asking for my unqualified opinion.

Yes.

This book is many, many things: Fun, meaningful, a provider of perspectives for those …moreThank you, GoodReads, for asking for my unqualified opinion.

Yes.

This book is many, many things: Fun, meaningful, a provider of perspectives for those without, informational...factual and fictional, funny, moving, culturally relevant, generationally (not a word) relevant, accessible...it's easy to read, complex...lots of stuff means stuff if you can access it (even if you can't, it's still a cool story)...it's a Domincan flavored, lighting fast critique of PEOPLE and the long-lasting affects of exploiting peoples' flaws and abusing any power you may wield.

It reads like a Bukowski/Carver/Saunders something-or-other. They never won a Pewlitzer. And they're amaze.

Basically it's really good. Read it. Ignore the hype...and just read the damn book.(less)

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