The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

340 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced
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Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R...

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Moods

emotional 68%
sad 57%
dark 49%
reflective 44%
funny 40%
challenging 28%
tense 21%
informative 19%
adventurous 18%
mysterious 10%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 8%
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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