I had heard about The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, but had ignored it. That was a mistake on my part. The book is a wonderful story with great characters and an interesting setting. The author puts himself in the book at times, but that’s mostly just to explain something about Dominican Republic customs or politics. I now look forward to future novels from Junot Diaz. So, who is Oscar Wao?

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