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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz 2017-06-19 07:28:40 Post No. 9655782
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
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2017-06-19 07:28:40
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Hey /lit/,
I'm currently in the process of finishing up the novel mentioned in the subject line and I must admit, I enjoy it immensely. I'm typically into authors similar to Wilde, Nabokov, Borges and Camus, but I haven't been able to put down this book by Diaz. I find myself with mixed emotions reading this book, which is good. Within a span of a few chapters, I can go from happy to sad; laughing almost uncontrollably to being near the verge of tears; being reminiscent over events in my own childhood or placing myself in the shoes of the character to understand what they're going through, etc. It's a great book.
Can we talk about this book, or other books like it?
Wikipage on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brief_Wondrous_Life_of_Oscar_Wao
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>>9655782
I'm not going to touch contemporary plebbit books until I finish the classics
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>>9655802
You can read the classics and simultaneously read the
>contemporary plebbit books
You do know that, right?
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>>9655782
I read it a while ago. All I remember is that the main narrator had this really obnoxious "dude bro" style and I hated those parts.
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>>9655849
I know exactly what you're talking about. They got on my nerves too, but it grew on me as I continued to read the book. Overall, I think he was attempting to mold the reader into the frame of mind of a New Jerseyian, or someone who grew up on the East Coast within that general atmosphere. It should also be noted that his narration changes, depending on who he is speaking about or who he is speaking for. For example, when introducing Oscar (the grandfather), his narration takes a subdued, serious tone that's more in line of an actual narrator who is witnessing events rather than a 'dude bro.' He delves into that when he's talking about Lola's ex-lover who looks after Oscar (grandson), or when he's talking about how weird Oscar is. That guy is the quintessential dude bro, so Diaz adopts that tone of writing for almost that entire section of the story.
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>>9655832
not if I'm too busy reading multiple classics simultaneously
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can u get this shit out of here we're attempting to have a literature board
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