A review by blueberryshake
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

2.0

I would enjoy this book is a lot more if I spoke a word of Spanish or was a LoTR fan, the book is filled with references to the Lotr series that I did not connect with. The characters were memorable and inspiring (especially Oscar's female family members whose stories were interconnected and they were all followed by the "Fuku"curse). The book is filled with political references which turned out to be particularly interesting, also made me realise how little I know about Dominican history. I recommend not reading it all in one go, like I did... the non linear timeline and trying to translate the spanish-english hybrid words gave me a headache.