The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Raining and dreary here.
I attended the book group discussion this morning. The book was The Brief and Wondrous Life 0f Oscar Wao. Some liked it and they all admitted that it was great writing. In fact I think most liked it. They all agreed that it was hard to read.
Oscar Wao is an overweight nerdy child growing up in New Jersey. He has no friends, is made fun of and most of all when he is a teenager very unsuccessful with girls. The story involves his family who are from the Dominion Republic, the rule of Trujillo. The author writes much of the history of Trujillo’s reign through footnotes. Oscar becomes a teacher, goes back to Santo Domingo and the story goes on. It involves much of his family and acquaintances. I agree that it was wonderful writing, I just couldn’t’ get interested in it. I do enjoy hearing what others thought of the book and many points were clarified for me.