July 1st…
I cannot emphasize ENOUGH how excited I am to begin talking about our first piece: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” First off let me say I bought this book on a pure whim, and I completely fell in love with it. To start things off I want to mention the title. Upon first reading the title, it foreshadowed at least one aspect of the book (O’s untimely death), but while reading the actual novel, I kind of forgot all about what was supposed to happen. It was as though I stopped expecting it. Did this happen to anyone else, and if so, why do you think it happened? I could only attribute it to the richness of the characters. I became so enveloped in O’s life, that it became the furthest thing from my mind what was actually going to happen to him at some point in the novel. Just my thoughts! As always, the floor is OPEN! Questions, comments, criticisms, or otherwise can be shared!
Happy reading,
DaNi
First I want to say, good choice pimpin'! Not every New York Times best seller is worth the time. I wasn't sure what to make of the title, was it the end of Oscar Wao's life, or the end of a type of life for him? When I first started reading, this was prevelant in my mind but like you said, the complexity and richness of the characters suck you in and I totally forgot about the title. I think that is what's so dope about this book, everyone's individual story is interesting enough to get you to the end of the book, where you learn Oscar Wao's fate. Good choice once again.
ReplyDeleteI agree... I felt like I KNEW these people. But the good part was that their moves weren't predictable. Eventhough I knew their personality types, I was still quite surprised at all of their actions. Let me pose this to you: despite all of the empathy that the author makes us feel for O, do you think he turned out better or worst than his mother?? After all the stuff that she endures in her own life, she has to face the death of her only son. Meanwhile, in death, Oscar has been freed of his pain. Like, can't a sister catch a break?!
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