Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Diaz

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced

335 pages | first published 2007

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The most talked about?and praised?first novel of 2007, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who?from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister? dreams of bec...
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Moods

emotional 67%
sad 55%
dark 48%
reflective 45%
funny 40%
challenging 27%
informative 17%
tense 17%
adventurous 15%
mysterious 10%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 24%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 67% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 24%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%

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3.85

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