The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

339 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced
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 Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never ge...

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Moods

emotional 69%
sad 57%
dark 49%
reflective 44%
funny 40%
challenging 28%
tense 21%
informative 19%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 22%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 65% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 39% | No: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

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