Saturday, March 9, 2013

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz, 335 pages

Oscar is a young Dominican man living in America.  He is incredibly awkward, a self-described overweight nerd who desperately wants to find a woman to love.  But Oscar is apparently cursed by a fuku, or an old-school curse foisted upon his family by the Dominican dictator, Trujillo.  The book relates the "cursed" lives of Oscar and his family.  Full of un-translated Spanish slang and pop-culture references, I found this an interesting read.  Good for a book club discussion.

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