Book review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Reader # 62 wrote: There's been a lot of talk about this book lately, and it's well deserved. Diaz's story of a geeky, overweight Dominican-American is tragic and compelling. The language, though often coarse, is poetic, and his pen paints a vivid picture of this doomed young man through a telling of his family history. The fact that a large chunk of the book takes place in New Brunswick makes the book all the more intriguing for this New Jerseyan. Well worth the read. Grade: A+