THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO BY JUNOT DíAZ

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz Product Details Audio CD: 1 Publisher: Penguin Audio Publication Date: 2007-09-06 Edition: Unabridged ISBN: 0143142801 List Price: $39.95        Price: $26.37 Editorial Reviews Product Description The long-awaited-and thrillingly satisfying, genuinely original- first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the story collection Drown. Amazon.com Review Amazon Best of the Month, September 2007: It's been 11 years since Junot Díaz's critically acclaimed story collection, Drown, landed on bookshelves and from page one of his debut novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, any worries of a sophomore jinx disappear. The titular Oscar is a 300-pound-plus "lovesick ghetto nerd" with zero game (except for Dungeons & Dragons) who cranks out pages of fantasy fiction with the hopes of becoming a Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien. The book is also the story of a multi-generational family curse that courses through the book, leaving troubles and tragedy in its wake. This was the most dynamic, entertaining, and achingly heartfelt novel I've read in a long time. My head is still buzzing with the memory of dozens of killer passages that I dog-eared throughout the book. The rope-a-dope narrative is funny, hip, tragic, soulful, and bursting with desire. Make some room for Oscar Wao on your bookshelf--you won't be disappointed. --Brad Thomas Parsons Customers who bought this book also bought The White Tiger: A Novel (Man Booker Prize) Drown Unaccustomed Earth Out Stealing Horses: A Novel Tree of Smoke: A Novel

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