Title: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Author: Junot Diaz
The life story of Oscar Wao, a fat Dominican nerd who lives in Jersey, anguishes over the honeys, and tries to reconcile his complicated family history.
In many ways, this book reminds me of Absurdistan, which I read and reviewed last year. In both cases, the tone is light and filled with pop culture references, and the protagonist is an overweight misfit living in an immigrant community. But while Absurdistan left me feeling like I couldn't get into the jangly-cool of Misha's dialogue, Diaz made me feel like I knew Oscar. I read that the book is an immigrant saga for people who don't read immigrant sagas. And it's a good one.
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