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A flawed but engaging read that has taken me about 13 years to read.

The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

December 10, 2023 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

I’m not sure when I first became aware of this book, but I bought it over a decade ago, before I met my wife. Before I had much of a life to speak of. Recently separated and having lost a fairly good job in the midst of what felt like a pretty terrible economic meltdown, I was going through my own little existential crisis. Working two jobs that weren’t really sufficient, I was struggling to find myself – to find meaning and purpose, a sense […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: junot diaz, magical realism, Pulitzer Prize, The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

ingres77's CBR15 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: junot diaz, magical realism, Pulitzer Prize, The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ·
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