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communicatrix's review against another edition
5.0
Best work of fiction I've read in a long, long time—possibly since All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost (unless I read Olive Kitteridge since Chang's novel, in which case, whatever—trifecta of great fiction makes your gripes invalid).
I could not possibly do this book justice in a review without reading it at least one more time. It's rich rich rich, although he's one of those pro-ice-skater writers who makes it look dead simple—book reads like a house afire.
Off to get Oscar Wao and the other book of his, with the essays. In between compulsively reading every interview he's given online. Effin' magic, this one is.
I could not possibly do this book justice in a review without reading it at least one more time. It's rich rich rich, although he's one of those pro-ice-skater writers who makes it look dead simple—book reads like a house afire.
Off to get Oscar Wao and the other book of his, with the essays. In between compulsively reading every interview he's given online. Effin' magic, this one is.
chrisryan's review against another edition
5.0
Economy and energy. Almost a novella. Brilliant stuff. Given an extra dimension by the reading he gave at the Vancouver Writers Festival this year: perhaps the most gracious and keenly intelligent writer I've heard.
jennycutillo's review against another edition
4.0
The reviews in this book are pretty brutal. It definitely wasn’t the best coming from a literary stand point but the idea was great. I think a lot of the negative stigma around this book comes from the fact that it’s not a happy love story. It’s intense and the characters are horrible, but it’s real. If you want to stop living in a day dream or If you’re going through any type of break up, thinking you need a break from dating, this is a great book to read. It helped close some wounds I had and realize my delusions.
Push through, you need to hear it.
Push through, you need to hear it.
grrrlstyle86's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not much of a fast reader these days, but I read this in a few hours. Beautiful, biting, brutally honest, often laugh out loud hilarious. This is how you write a womanizing character (and culture), while still giving the women-- strong and flawed in various ways-- their proper due.
ponytaorponyboy's review against another edition
2.0
For once, I didn't know what rating to give exactly to this book.
jeanmlane's review against another edition
2.0
Disappointing after The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I really hope Junot Diaz is not a one hit wonder.
nikki_brown's review against another edition
5.0
I was told for years to pick up something by Junot Díaz. I never did... until I started working at a bookstore. I sat on the floor, reading the first five pages because I absolutely couldn't put it down. It was raw. It was real. His use of humor was great. His sentences are simple, yet elegant. I only wish I could write the way Díaz does.
emmimai44's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
dbluminberg's review against another edition
5.0
I have loved everything I have read by Junot Diaz, even when I am mildly frustrated by his use of Spanish slang for which there is no easily discern able translation.