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

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.