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Do you think this book was good enough to warrant the high accolades it went on to receive?

Gabriela Yes. Because Diaz has no difficulty from weaving a comprehensible story from two languages without making you want to check a dictionary. Because the …moreYes. Because Diaz has no difficulty from weaving a comprehensible story from two languages without making you want to check a dictionary. Because the story of Oscar's life is nothing without the background remembrance of Abelard, Beli, Lola wondrous' lives. Because you can't figure out from sentence 2 who narrates this book and this gives the book that je ne sais quoi that keep you going. Because there are far too many atrocities committed by dictators all over the world that we have no clue about and that we are bound to know and to prevent from happening. And also because it's not our duty to decide whether one author or the other deserve the awards they receive - what makes you feel like you're qualified to judge upon this?!(less)

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Who narrates the first section, Oscars childhood and teen years? There are some times when the narrator slips into first person, suggesting that there is some relationship to Oscar and his family.

Gabriela

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Why does thid author assume a Spanish speaking audience? There was a single phase in simple French (I speak French) and the author translated right there. Why should readers know Spanish (really well) and when he assumes not French?

John Dishwasher John Dishwasher He is bringing urban American Spanglish to his fiction. He is assuming a bilingual audience because, ultimately, he is writing for that audience. The …moreHe is bringing urban American Spanglish to his fiction. He is assuming a bilingual audience because, ultimately, he is writing for that audience. The rest of us are just eavesdropping. (less)

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Do you think that Diaz is a good person>?

Dhruv Kandhari Junot Diaz has given voice to a new continent and has given a breath of fresh air to the phenomenon of The Great American Novel. To get more info http …moreJunot Diaz has given voice to a new continent and has given a breath of fresh air to the phenomenon of The Great American Novel. To get more info http://blog.dhruvkandhari.com/review-...(less)

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dose anyone think it would have been helpful for me a weta to have a little dictionary of the Spanish words he used in the back of the book?