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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Ok, I鈥檓 writing a review of this book right now or I鈥檓a die trying goddamn it!
1 HOUR LATER
I got nothing! I鈥檝e deleted like 20 paragraphs!
1 HOUR LATER!!! 2 bruises in my forehead, kind of dizzy, I鈥檝e cursed the gods of knowledge for being born without literary talent!! And 0 review!
Oh god!!! I give up!!! This is all I got!!! This book is awesome!!! Is a nerdy dude being nerdy as hell and not getting pussy!! Even tho he desperately wants it!! he watches Akira which I think is kind of cool! he watches cool tv shows that I like! Talks about books that I like, and has an unhealthy Tolkien obsession almost as big as mine! I didn鈥檛 like it when he was hating on Magic The Gathering鈥� but whatever I know how different strategy nerds get really aggressive when talking about games they don鈥檛 like, he eats platano! Mucho mucho platano! And god damn it I love platanos too! With cebollitas and queso frito! He has a fuku almost as bad as mine!! I disagree with him when he compares Balaguer to one of the Ring Wraths (I think it was the witch king) I think if we are going to talk about dominican culture in LOTR terms Trujillo was Morgoth and Balaguer was Sauron鈥�( there is a part on the Silmarillion when after the fall of Morgoth 鈥搚es, I used the Noldor name fuck off!- Sauron escapes and they said that he gets to be as evil as his master) oh god! I need a life so badly =( anyway this book has anime, D&D, Tolkien, Dr. Who, platanos, Dominican mother鈥檚 makes one want to kill one self!, voodoo, Love, I mean all the good stuff!!!!
1 HOUR LATER
I got nothing! I鈥檝e deleted like 20 paragraphs!
1 HOUR LATER!!! 2 bruises in my forehead, kind of dizzy, I鈥檝e cursed the gods of knowledge for being born without literary talent!! And 0 review!
Oh god!!! I give up!!! This is all I got!!! This book is awesome!!! Is a nerdy dude being nerdy as hell and not getting pussy!! Even tho he desperately wants it!! he watches Akira which I think is kind of cool! he watches cool tv shows that I like! Talks about books that I like, and has an unhealthy Tolkien obsession almost as big as mine! I didn鈥檛 like it when he was hating on Magic The Gathering鈥� but whatever I know how different strategy nerds get really aggressive when talking about games they don鈥檛 like, he eats platano! Mucho mucho platano! And god damn it I love platanos too! With cebollitas and queso frito! He has a fuku almost as bad as mine!! I disagree with him when he compares Balaguer to one of the Ring Wraths (I think it was the witch king) I think if we are going to talk about dominican culture in LOTR terms Trujillo was Morgoth and Balaguer was Sauron鈥�( there is a part on the Silmarillion when after the fall of Morgoth 鈥搚es, I used the Noldor name fuck off!- Sauron escapes and they said that he gets to be as evil as his master) oh god! I need a life so badly =( anyway this book has anime, D&D, Tolkien, Dr. Who, platanos, Dominican mother鈥檚 makes one want to kill one self!, voodoo, Love, I mean all the good stuff!!!!
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Oct 01, 2008 09:15PM
No review? LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Arggg every time I try I have to delete it!!!! =(
Okay. Take your time, but don't forget!
I should do it now鈥� but I鈥檓 so bored 鈥榯ambito!!! I mean bored out of my mind!!!! no game seems to satisfy tonight =(
Not even the never-ending book quiz?
i keep finishing it =) i end it every day just for the hell of it... i find freaking hilarious the fact that is called never ending鈥� and I just keep finishing it and finishing it鈥� the end is always the same鈥� I was about to go watch a movie or something鈥� I was thinking about re-watching Berserk鈥� what you think???
p.s. I鈥檓 working on my review right now鈥� is coming out almost descent
i hope you happy tambo!!! i did your review!!!! now one more to go!
I can't believe I understood the whole thing. I'm fluent in Fonzie.
P.S. Diaz deserved all 723 of those exclamation points!!!
P.S. Diaz deserved all 723 of those exclamation points!!!
Actually if you understood the whole thing you are right it does make you fluent in fonzy鈥�. Also it makes you a nerd =P
Well, I do have my own Magic Card.
i forgot to tell you =P it dosent show in your profile =P...p.s. have you seen Bunny's?
I couldn't get it to work on my profile!!! It doesn't make sense.
Where's Bunny's? I'll go look for it.
Edit: I couldn't fine Bunny's. Send it to me.
Testing:
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Where's Bunny's? I'll go look for it.
Edit: I couldn't fine Bunny's. Send it to me.
Testing:
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nope, but here is bunny's p.s. what format you used when you published online? i think i passed you a bmp but goodreads onnly uses jpg and gif
It's a JPEG on my Picasa account. :(
I'm going to upload it to my facebook, and then see if it posts. Maybe the magic card has a fuku.
I'm going to upload it to my facebook, and then see if it posts. Maybe the magic card has a fuku.
Now can you see it?
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Yay! This thread is the perfect place for it. =P
Heheh, I just felt like I got a nice epilogue to the book, listening (reading) to Alfonso speak.
Alfonso, you are my Oscar Wao! Let's make your life wonderous but not brief! Meet me in the sugarcane.**Note of explanation: I'm acting as Alfonso's stalker (upon request). My actual level of crazy is slightly less than presented here.
Troy wrote: "OMG Bro! I nearly pissed myself reading this! You are the proverbial "shitslide into a cow's ear"! BRAVO!!!!"thanks dude! i'm glad i made you laugh =)
The timeline of 'Fonso's reviews:Eh is stalker.
Tambo references.
Okay, check! ('Fonso historian here)
Hah! Eh WAS stalker. Mariel IS stalker.
what about seth???
All I can say about Seth is what were you doing on goodreads all this time without me?I'm not a stalker. I'm an historian! And I'm not immune to some sluttiness.
guahahah! you finally decided to follow my advice and get slutty around me!?
i'm always slutty!
Thanks for writing this review. It's given me some insight into why this book was so popular and seems like it may actually be similar in ways to a much older book that I reviewed: This Side of Paradise.
隆Tu tiene que se Dominicano naci贸 en lo U.S.A! Lol
Nana! Nacido y criado en RD, Papa! 100% mandinguero!
Ahhh! Could've fooled me. Lo Dominicano se te sale por los poros.
Umm...a little Oscar-like here, but, umm...what's mandinguero?! *~*
How? The story takes place on. 3rd world country... DR! And the butchering of the english language marks me as an immigrant!Mandiga is the hood where I was born and raised!
Ah... Sigh. Shakes head. Tsk tsk tkNo I was referring to your rather interesting reference of food combination mentioned in your review and how the tone of your writing Insinuates familiarity with the subject matter (the over all culture itself).
Gosh! So defensive!!!
Defensive!? Noooo!! I yell a lot! A lot!!! I was going for enthusiasticy "funny!" Guaaa!! Were you from?
I was born there but "promptly emigrated" to the U.S.
Lucky you!!!! It took get the fuck out!Still! Im glad im not the only platano in this here site! They all think im mexican here!
LolI think you're lucky.
Por lo menos tu tienes "sabor"
Take care! ^_~
Dominican nerds are so awesome they write award winning books about them!
should someone read "The Stand" "Dune" or any other novel beforehand that might be helpful in understanding this work better?
I've only started the book this morning but it is a page turner and mind tingler. I'm sure I'll be up late finishing it tonight!
Great review! I agree 100% Would have loved Oscar to get a little respect at the end of the book for becoming the Dominican Tolkien - it would have made the story just that much better for me!
