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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao |
by: Junot Díaz
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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780143142805
Edition: Unabridged
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 0143142801
Label: Penguin Audio
Manufacturer: Penguin Audio
Number Of Items: 8
Number Of Pages: 1
Publication Date: September 06, 2007
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Studio: Penguin Audio
Alternate Versions:
- The White Tiger: A Novel (Man Booker Prize)
- Drown
- Unaccustomed Earth
- Out Stealing Horses: A Novel
- Tree of Smoke: A Novel
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
Amazon Best of the Month, September 2007: It's been 11 years since Junot Díaz's critically acclaimed story collection, Drown, landed on bookshelves and from page one of his debut novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, any worries of a sophomore jinx disappear. The titular Oscar is a 300-pound-plus "lovesick ghetto nerd" with zero game (except for Dungeons & Dragons) who cranks out pages of fantasy fiction with the hopes of becoming a Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien. The book is also the story of a multi-generational family curse that courses through the book, leaving troubles and tragedy in its wake. This was the most dynamic, entertaining, and achingly heartfelt novel I've read in a long time. My head is still buzzing with the memory of dozens of killer passages that I dog-eared throughout the book. The rope-a-dope narrative is funny, hip, tragic, soulful, and bursting with desire. Make some room for Oscar Wao on your bookshelf--you won't be disappointed. --Brad Thomas Parsons
Product Description:
The long-awaited-and thrillingly satisfying, genuinely original- first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the story collection Drown.
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- Read It! It's Brilliant!Don't be misled by other reviewers. This novel is brilliant, utterly mesmerizing. Common humanity leaps out of each page, perhaps as often as a truly brilliant turn of a phrase or description of an event. Characters are vividly realized, Diaz's style actually changes to reflect the characters he focuses particular sections on, he invokes the magic of places most of us will never see and wouldn't be able to see in his way anyway. I read it in three days while in Iraq, meaning I went on maybe 90 ... Read More
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- An OK read, I guess...Not quite done... been working on this one for almost 3 weeks, which is a long time. I will read some, put it down for a few days, read a little more, put it down, etc. etc.
I will finish it, hopefully by the end of the week. Again, it is ok but I don't know if I would recommend it to anyone... I thought the Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green was a much better book, but I guess because this one incorporates so much Dominican political history it is worthy of the Pulitzer Prize?
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- Bried and Wonderous Life of Oscar WaoThis book was in excellent condition. (Not that the protagonist was.) I received it in a reasonable time and appreciate the concept of recycling.
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- Painful to get through...why did I bother?This book has inspired me to post my first rating on amazon. The use of footnotes was lazy and the characters lacked any sense of depth. Miserable and unconvincing.
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- Just wonderfulI adored reading this book. it reads fairly fast and is filled with so many literary, historical, and social references, almost anyone can find a way to personally invest in the characters and story.
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