I read this book in both languages, is excelent, it recommend, portrays very well what is the Latino community, especially the Dominican Republic in the U.S. I recommend the version in English, enjoyed best the form of a peculiar write of Junot Diaz.
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En una palabra, esta novela es: Divertida. Narra, de forma simpática y fácil de leer, la historia de una familia Dominicana bajo una maldición que trasciende tres generaciones. La narrativa esta salpicada con spanglish y cultura pop lo que le da una voz joven que lamentablemente se cruza dentro de personajes sobrios a quienes un tono coloquial les daría fidelidad. Entre sus relatos logra abrir una ventana a la cultura Dominicana:...
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Dude can write. In fact, this book is one of the most original that I've come across in a long time. Like the layers of an onion, Diaz peels back the layers of years to reveal the back history of Oscar and his sister Lola. And what a history it is! The Banana Curtain is unveiled and the horrors of Trujillo -- the raging narcissist and despoiler of women -- are unflinchingly revealed, creating shudders of revulsion and...
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Wow, Junot Diaz is a force! I can't remember the last time I loved a book this much. Oscar Wao is a Dominican fanboy nerd living in New Jersey. He's crazy about women but they won't give him the time of day. Even when he visits the Dominican Republic the women look the other way. Oscar fancies himself to be a fantasy writer. He loves JRR Tolkien, comic books, etc. He's that sweet, fat, intellectual dweeb who deserves love...
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