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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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bookshelves: contemporary
May 04, 2020
bookshelves: contemporary
Read 2 times. Last read June 4, 2017 to June 24, 2017.
Pulitzer prize winning and well deserved. An amazing work on the fictional life of Oscar Wao, his family and their antecedents and how they appeared to be plagued with 'fuku' bad luck. Superbly crafted with chapters concentrating on specific characters in a non-linear progression. It also takes a frank look a Dominica under its various oppressive regimes, especially that of 'El Jefe'. The characterisations of all the major players is exceptional; also amazing is how the story is juxtaposed with Oscar's nerd view by numerous on the face of it, out-of-kilter references to comic books, science fiction and other fanboy faves. Here's a scene from the Broadway play:
The best prize winning book I've read for ages, and highly highly recommended.
2017 read; 2011 read
The best prize winning book I've read for ages, and highly highly recommended.
2017 read; 2011 read
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Reading Progress
October 19, 2011
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Started Reading
October 30, 2011
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Finished Reading
June 4, 2017
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Started Reading
June 24, 2017
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Finished Reading
May 4, 2020
– Shelved
May 4, 2020
– Shelved as:
contemporary
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Jun 12, 2022 02:43AM
Great review Baba! Glad you enjoyed this, especially the superb characterization! :)
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Serge wrote: "Great review Baba! Glad you enjoyed this, especially the superb characterization! :)"Thanks for reading and commenting on yet another one of my reviews, cheers Serge :)
