Comments on: Pulitzer Prize Reality Check – Junot Díaz’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ – Books I Didn’t Finish http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/pulitzer-prize-reality-check-%e2%80%93-junot-diaz%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-books-i-didn%e2%80%99t-finish/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:28:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: More Oscar Wao Review « Care’s Online Book Club http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/pulitzer-prize-reality-check-%e2%80%93-junot-diaz%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-books-i-didn%e2%80%99t-finish/#comment-6671 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:11:46 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=978#comment-6671 [...] Jessica’s The Blue Stocking Society Nymeth’s Things Mean A Lot (From July 200 One Minute Book Reviews [...]

]]> By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/pulitzer-prize-reality-check-%e2%80%93-junot-diaz%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-books-i-didn%e2%80%99t-finish/#comment-6209 Fri, 23 May 2008 01:58:36 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=978#comment-6209 You’re very welcome. Based on the reviews I’ve read, even some of Diaz’s most ardent fans admit that this isn’t a flawless book. (One critic said it has a violent ending that comes out of nowhere, though I didn’t get that far.) With book awards, so much depends on context. And recent American literary fiction hasn’t been especially strong. So “Oscar Wao” may well been the best novel the Pulitzer judges read.

Thanks so much for mentioning “Alma.” Because of Diaz’s awards, I’m sure many book clubs will consider this book. And some may want to read that story before making a decision.

Jan

]]> By: sarahsk http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/pulitzer-prize-reality-check-%e2%80%93-junot-diaz%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-books-i-didn%e2%80%99t-finish/#comment-6207 Thu, 22 May 2008 21:26:25 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=978#comment-6207 Thank you for posting this. I was curious about “Oscar Wao” and considered buying it, but after reading “Alma,” a short story of Diaz’s in The New Yorker, I was utterly baffled by his acclaim. It’s just not for me, and it’s nice to know I’m not alone.

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