Book review - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)

[cybermule]

Oh god, why do I pick up books at the library because they've won a Pulitzer prize? This inevitably leads to me just "not getting it" and therefore probably being stupid or something. Anyway, doesn't matter. This book was ok. Good story, well written, learned a lot about the Dominican Republic that I didn't know. Wouldn't not recommend it, for sure. And when they invent some sort of literature prize for apocalypse seeking cyber-steam-punk gardeners with a massive chip on their shoulder, I'm sure I'll not only "get" the criteria but be invited to sit on the fucking judging panel.

Comments

[sagefemme11.livejournal.com]

hahahahahahahaha!

I have picked up this book perhaps six times at various bookstores because of the interestingcover (yes I DO judge a book by its cover) and the Pulitzer designation. I have never brought the book home, though. Too many more interesting ones around it, I suppose.

Thanks for the kinda-review, kinda recommendation.

:-0

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Glad it's not just me. I either have a definite idea what I want, or I just grab random things that look good