Reviews

The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

vavocado's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It was pulling teeth at the beginning, almost DNF'd. 2nd half redeemed itself but the writing style of subtext intermingled with the story really made it hard to flow and enjoy the read. 
Backstory of secondary characters was more enjoyable than main character progression.

karishoe's review against another edition

4.0

Amazingly touching story and the Lin Manuel Miranda narration really brings out Diaz' voice. Thoroughly enjoyed Oscar's and the Cabral's journey.

thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

susanatherly's review against another edition

4.0

I liked it. You may not.

hollydunndesign's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars. I'll probably up this to a five star. The audiobook is a must - narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda!

tjkraf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rc_cola's review against another edition

5.0

Simply brilliant.

scabral's review against another edition

5.0

Cruza de forma singular a história de um país (República Dominicana) com a história de uma família. Um dos melhores que li ultimamente.

mpham's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny sad tense medium-paced

4.0

charliebenwah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I don’t know what I expected but it wasn’t this. I learned a lot and it inspired me to look into more history regarding the places. Well written too