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This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz

4.0

What do I like most about Junot Diaz? His voice! As a writer, he pops off the page with such authenticity that I feel like I know him. He also writes about parts of New Jersey that I know very well (and with such accuracy!) which I'm sure helps that feeling of camaraderie. I've been a fan of Junot Diaz since I first read Drown, in grad school. With a voice like his, he can do no wrong. I love how we are reunited with a narrator we've met in Diaz's other work and I love how Diaz successfully bends genre in this one part short story collection, one part novel. He's sassy and crass (as I mentioned, he's very Jersey) and tells it like it is. His dialogue is outstanding and his perceptions are witty and poignant. This was a powerful work of fiction that I couldn't put down. My high expectations have been met. I just hope, for Diaz's sake, that this book isn't autobiographical in nature. The last story felt like it really could have been.