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

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is kind of like a biography/historical account if you added magical realism. A lot of it is about the Dominican Republic, Trujillo’s dictatorship, masculinity/machismo, love and queerness, folktale/superstition and just survival. It is really beautiful AND if u like Love & Rockets comic books Junot Diaz works w them alot they have similar feelz
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