A fantastically written book by Pulizer Prize winner, Junot Diaz. His colloquial ala “yo, so check it” writing style as if you were hanging at an outdoor cafe for story hour with Mr. Diaz, pulls you in immediately and opens your ears to a tale of:  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I love Diaz’s writing!

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Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku — the curse that has haunted the Oscar’s family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love. Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim….

Pick it up! Pick it up! Pick it up!

I also got a hold of Diaz’s first book, Drown – a collection of stories.  Stay tuned to hear what I have to say about this one! :-)

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