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Product Reviews:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Read It!! It's Brilliant!!
Comments: do not be misled by other reviewers. This novel is brilliant, utterly mesmerizing. Common humanity leaps out of each page, perhaps as often as a honestly brilliant turn of a phrase or description of an event. Characters are vividly realized, Diaz's style actually changes to reflect the characters he focuses particular sections on, he invokes the magic of places almost all of us will never see and wouldn't be able to see in his way anyway. I read it in3days while in Iraq, meaning I went on maybe 90 minutes of sleep a day for 3 days or 4 days because I couldn't leave it alone (the day I finished it, I couldn't sleep because of all the feelings and thoughts running through my head--it is that powerful!!).
I do not say it much however this is a must-read. |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: An OK read, I guess...
Comments: Not quite done... been working on this1for alalmost all 3 weeks, which is a long time. I will read some, put it down for a few days, read a little more, put it down, etc. etc.
I will finish it, hopefully by the end of the week. Again, it is ok however I do not know if I would endorse it to anyone... I thought the Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green was a much better book, however I guess because this1incorporates so much Dominican political history it is worthy of the Pulitzer Prize?
The character development in this book is not great--- Diaz leaves you wanting more description; however, I think he does a great job of depicting modern Dominican life, although I worry that I may be reading a a lot of stereotypes about Dominican men and women and the way they interact with eachother. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Bried and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
Comments: This book was in excellent condition. (Not that the protagonist was.) I received it in a reasonable time and appreciate the concept of recycling.
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Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Painful to get through...why did I bother?
Comments: This book has inspired me to post my 1st rating on amazon. The use of footnotes was lazy and the characters lacked any sense of depth. Miserable and unconvincing. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Just wonderful
Comments: I adored reading this book. it reads fairly quick and is filled with many literary, historical, and social references, alalmost all anyone can find a way to personally invest in the characters and story. |
