The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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Junot Díaz

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Nerd epic meets family tragedy, narrated like your funniest friend who read way too much sci-fi.

My take

Reads like somebody smashed a Dominican family saga into a stack of comic books and poured rum all over the pages. The footnotes alone could be their own novel, and somehow the wild voice never drowns out the heartbreak. If you’re into messy, big-hearted