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I could not finish this book. I really wanted to but I got tired of the voice the book was told in. I got tired of the full and derogatory use of the n word. I got tired of the stereotyping of Dominicans (that fat Dominican ass...) and just the general language. Although this book makes me think of "Drown" in a sense, I was just terribly disappointed. Maybe I'll try to read it again another day, but I wanted so much and go so little. ...more
liked it a lot! better than oscar wao, which i also liked. saw diaz the other week for a talk and really enjoyed that, too. although he did same some shit about eugenides 'copying' rushdie, comparing 'middlesex' to 'midnight's children'. not cool.
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The vernacular dialogue is stunning, yet the tales within are really depressingly repetitive. Perhaps this chronic infidelity is characteristic of Dominican ex-pats, and not a stereotype propagated by this book.
I can't day I laughed quite as much as Oscar Wao, or that the story lines were as compelling. But he is a great writer, and this story was set in my hometown. This earns bonus points for nostalgia.
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The stories were well told but I confess I didn't see the connection between all of the stories. At the end, I was entertained but a little confused.
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