The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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  Intense Character Study

  Great story of a born loser who becomes quite the sympathetic underdog. Lots of interesting parallels to popular science fiction. Some of the Spanish was tricky but not confusing. (My high school Spanish for the most part is evasive.) Interesting Dominican historial bits. Great read.

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  Great story of a born loser who becomes quite the sympathetic underdog. Lots of interesting parallels to popular science fiction. Some of the Spanish was tricky but not confusing. (My high school Spanish for the most part is evasive.) Interesting Dominican historial bits. Great read.

  "They walked him into the cane and then turned him around. He tried to stand bravely. . . Love was a rare thing, easily confused with a million other things, and if anybody knew this to be true it was him."

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  The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao

  A raw and moving tale of life in the Dominican Republic under the rule of Rafael Trujillo, the effect on Dominican-Americans, and one family's struggle under the weight of a multi-generational curse.

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• English Books
• Paperback 335 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0571241239
• ISBN-13: 9780571241231
• Pub date: Sep 04, 2008
• Also available as: Hardcover and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français, Libros en Español, Libri Italiani, Svenska böcker

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