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Book Review of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Didn't love it. It was a difficult one to finish (and I almost didn't). The N word is used way too much for what seems like no real reason. I don't believe that these kids are calling each other that. I know a lot of friends who used to use it with the **ggA at the end, but not the ER. It just rubbed me the wrong way.

Also, the footnotes were excessive and annoying (I stopped reading them) and there were a lot of chapters that I completely skimmed through. They were more of a history lesson than anything else.

All in all this book was painful for me to get through. I'm really disappointed considering the rave reviews it has received.