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Nice guy ™ can’t get laid. Now featuring the entire history of the Dominican Republic.

October 10, 2018 by tillie 2 Comments

What a great title for a book. What a shame that the book does not deal in either brevity or anything that resembles an account of Oscar’s life. This book was an absolute slog to get through. From the overt sexualization of women to the complete lack of plot there was nothing to be gained and certainly no connection to be made with any character. “The next day at breakfast he asked his mother: Am I ugly? She sighed. Well, hijo, you certainly don’t take […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, cbr10bingo, contemporary, Fiction, junot diaz, Mathildehoeg, the brief wondrous life of oscar wao

tillie's CBR10 Review No:36 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, cbr10bingo, contemporary, Fiction, junot diaz, Mathildehoeg, the brief wondrous life of oscar wao ·
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