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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Butcher - 09-11-2009
Just finished this book. Really, really good. Probably the best book I've read this year. I highly recommend it.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Coldneck - 09-15-2009
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I've heard from a lot of people that this is fantastic. I'll have to move it up my list.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Butcher - 09-15-2009
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I've heard from a lot of people that this is fantastic. I'll have to move it up my list.
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I'll be curious to hear what other people think about it. Let me know when you read it.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Coldneck - 09-24-2009
Just started reading it last night. Am I missing stuff by not looking up what the Spanish sentences mean? For the most part I think I know what they are saying, but there are several words I've never seen before?
I love learning about new cultures and this book is right up my alley so far. I had no insight into a Dominican American's life prior to reading this book. I'm only 30 pages in, but this should be a quick read.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Butcher - 09-24-2009
<!--quoteo(post=64239:date=Sep 24 2009, 07:41 AM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Sep 24 2009, 07:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Just started reading it last night. Am I missing stuff by not looking up what the Spanish sentences mean? For the most part I think I know what they are saying, but there are several words I've never seen before?
I love learning about new cultures and this book is right up my alley so far. I had no insight into a Dominican American's life prior to reading this book. I'm only 30 pages in, but this should be a quick read.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
For the most part, I just tried to glean meaning from the context. But there were a couple of times I had to translate because it felt like what was said had more impact on the story than in other places.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - rok - 09-24-2009
I'll be looking for something new to read in a few days. I really need to stop trying to read 2 books at once. I've been halfway through a couple for a while and can't decide which one to finish first. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif[/img]
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - BT - 09-29-2009
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I think I can help. Finish "Curious George at the Aquarium" first (spoiler, he gets the dolphins back into their tanks before they die), then you can concentrate on "Goodnight Moon".
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - rok - 09-29-2009
<!--quoteo(post=64654:date=Sep 29 2009, 11:14 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Sep 29 2009, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=64254:date=Sep 24 2009, 09:08 AM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Sep 24 2009, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'll be looking for something new to read in a few days. I really need to stop trying to read 2 books at once. I've been halfway through a couple for a while and can't decide which one to finish first. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think I can help. Finish "Curious George at the Aquarium" first (spoiler, he gets the dolphins back into their tanks before they die), then you can concentrate on "Goodnight Moon".
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Well, now that you've ruined it for me, I think I will move on to more challenging subjects like this Oscar Wao character...
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - kbwsb - 09-30-2009
<!--quoteo(post=64654:date=Sep 29 2009, 11:14 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Sep 29 2009, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=64254:date=Sep 24 2009, 09:08 AM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Sep 24 2009, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'll be looking for something new to read in a few days. I really need to stop trying to read 2 books at once. I've been halfway through a couple for a while and can't decide which one to finish first.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think I can help. Finish "Curious George at the Aquarium" first (spoiler, he gets the dolphins back into their tanks before they die), then you can concentrate on "Goodnight Moon".
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I just read "All My Friends Are Going To Be Strangers," by Larry McMurtry. It's not a Western; I think it's kind of a novel-as-semi-bio. It's about a college kid (grad student) who sells his novel, and then they turn it into a movie. (this happened in real life; McMurty's first novel was turned into the Paul Newman vehicle "Hud.")
Really well-written, some funny Hollywood stuff, some funny West Texas stuff, kind of a lot of sex, some interesting ruminations on the "creative life;" in all, an excellent book.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - bz - 10-03-2009
I'm halfway through The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and it's pretty good so far. The guy has a strange style of that's almost schitzo in terms of plot development.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Coldneck - 10-05-2009
I'm halfway through Oscar Wao, Butch, and it is beginning to drag like crazy. I almost past Part II, where the story revolves around the mother grwoing up in the DR, but dammit this has been a much slower read than I thought it would be. I hope the last 150 pages are a lot better than the first.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Butcher - 10-05-2009
<!--quoteo(post=65326:date=Oct 5 2009, 07:48 AM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Oct 5 2009, 07:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'm halfway through Oscar Wao, Butch, and it is beginning to drag like crazy. I almost past Part II, where the story revolves around the mother grwoing up in the DR, but dammit this has been a much slower read than I thought it would be. I hope the last 150 pages are a lot better than the first.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sorry to hear that, Cold. I didn't have that issue, but I could see that some people wouldn't find all of the characters as intriguing as others. The focus does come back to Oscar later in the book, so I think you'll like the last portion (assuming you enjoyed the first).
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Butcher - 10-16-2009
Did you finish the book, Coldneck? I'd like to hear your thoughts once you've finished.
I just re-read Blood Meridian -- and I'm pretty sure it's right up there with what are considered the "classics." Amazing book.
I just started White Tiger -- only about 20 pages in, but it's a good read so far.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Coldneck - 10-16-2009
I put it down about a week ago and haven't touched it since. I've been real busy at work and haven't had any free time. I'll probably finish it off this weekend. It has gotten a lot better now that the focus is back on Oscar. I like his roommate's point of view and the way he tells the story.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Coldneck - 10-20-2009
I just finished it and this book has me perplexed. I liked the story and the characters were interesting, but I don't know what the meaning of the book is, if there is one. I kept waiting for the ending to bring everything together but it didn't do that at all. I thought it was a decent read but don't think I'd ever read it again. Butch, what do you think the meaning of this book is?
I just found out via Wikipedia that Yunior is the protagonist in Diaz's first book called Drown.