Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J R R Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku - the curse that has haunted his family for generations. With dazzling energy and insight Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back. Rendered with uncommon warmth and humour, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a literary triumph that confirms Junot Diaz as one of the most exciting writers of our time.
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Ville ge upp halvvägs igenom då jag inte gick djupare än en överviktig ung man som klagade på sitt liv och gnällde över att han inte fick ligga. Ju längre jag kom, ju tydligare blev skildringen av dominikansk kultur, och hur centrerat sex och kvinnor är i att uppnå en status av respekt och maskulinitet. Det blev tydligare hur boken är en kritik mot vad kraven för att vara ”en riktig man” i deras kultur gör mot samhället och alla som tvingas leva i det.
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