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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?
Yoana Nope. I think it earned them by exploiting Americans' infantile fascination with "exotic" cultures and their weird, cruel, supernatural, anti-civilise…moreNope. I think it earned them by exploiting Americans' infantile fascination with "exotic" cultures and their weird, cruel, supernatural, anti-civilised ways which make them feel even better about themselves.(less)
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