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This Is How You Lose Her
by Junot Díaz
Basically you lose her by cheating, lying, and continuously denying. Also by being stupid, reckless, unappreciative, and a non-stop LIAR.
This is how Yunior loses her.
This is how he struggles - with his heart, with his family, with his past, with himself, with his life, especially with his decisions.
And this is how he suffers - with regret.
And this is how he copes - by gradually, eventually moving on and moreover, starting over again. Because "... sometimes, a start is all we ever get."
Not only do you get to witness the stories and more importantly the developments of the main character, but you realize how the other characters around him suffered and struggled too - most of the time even as much as him. Each character has its own struggle, problem, dilemma, or even frustration in life. This book is more of an understanding of these perspectives as well as the different backgrounds and cultures (of each one of the characters even though the story was targeted mainly at Yunior).
The writing style was interesting for me. Simple, direct to the point, and most of all honest. Reality at its finest. No filter or anything. It was also nice learning some Spanish along the way haha! Despite the vulgarity, there were a lot of times the stories still made me interested and even made me laugh. Basically it still made sense, which is what mainly matters for me.
What amazes me is it was written so simply, yet it still kept you on your feet. You'd think with that kind of writing it would make it plain, dull, and boring. It wasn't boring although honestly at times I was already dragged by it. It makes you roll your eyes and ask what's the point. You feel sometimes it was going around in circles. But then in the end there always usually is (a point), which is good and was really fine by me (because its better than not having any point at all). The narration of the story's just long I guess but then eventually you understand. Basically despite this downside, it isn't enough to make me dislike or hate on the writing. It was still interesting. This includes the whole story and the entire book itself.
Although weird and eccentric, and others may dislike the way it was written because of how vulgar, harsh, and even disgusting it was, but it was just a matter of perspective I guess. Instead of looking at it that way, I just thought it was really just... reality. It made the story more real in a way and it makes you deal with it. That these things actually happen, especially in certain parts of the world.
Anyway, if you're not open and anywhere interested in learning a new language and culture, and if you cannot stand reality - or moreover vulgar and harsh reality (as I have said) written and published into a book, and if you're expecting a simple story with a typical happy ending, maybe or most likely, this book is not for you.
This is how Yunior loses her.
This is how he struggles - with his heart, with his family, with his past, with himself, with his life, especially with his decisions.
And this is how he suffers - with regret.
And this is how he copes - by gradually, eventually moving on and moreover, starting over again. Because "... sometimes, a start is all we ever get."
Not only do you get to witness the stories and more importantly the developments of the main character, but you realize how the other characters around him suffered and struggled too - most of the time even as much as him. Each character has its own struggle, problem, dilemma, or even frustration in life. This book is more of an understanding of these perspectives as well as the different backgrounds and cultures (of each one of the characters even though the story was targeted mainly at Yunior).
The writing style was interesting for me. Simple, direct to the point, and most of all honest. Reality at its finest. No filter or anything. It was also nice learning some Spanish along the way haha! Despite the vulgarity, there were a lot of times the stories still made me interested and even made me laugh. Basically it still made sense, which is what mainly matters for me.
What amazes me is it was written so simply, yet it still kept you on your feet. You'd think with that kind of writing it would make it plain, dull, and boring. It wasn't boring although honestly at times I was already dragged by it. It makes you roll your eyes and ask what's the point. You feel sometimes it was going around in circles. But then in the end there always usually is (a point), which is good and was really fine by me (because its better than not having any point at all). The narration of the story's just long I guess but then eventually you understand. Basically despite this downside, it isn't enough to make me dislike or hate on the writing. It was still interesting. This includes the whole story and the entire book itself.
Although weird and eccentric, and others may dislike the way it was written because of how vulgar, harsh, and even disgusting it was, but it was just a matter of perspective I guess. Instead of looking at it that way, I just thought it was really just... reality. It made the story more real in a way and it makes you deal with it. That these things actually happen, especially in certain parts of the world.
Anyway, if you're not open and anywhere interested in learning a new language and culture, and if you cannot stand reality - or moreover vulgar and harsh reality (as I have said) written and published into a book, and if you're expecting a simple story with a typical happy ending, maybe or most likely, this book is not for you.