A review by missmim
Drown by Junot Díaz

4.0

It's clear from this collection of short stories that Diaz's voice is strong and poetic, and that the potential for what eventually became "...Oscar Wao" already existed here. The stories are masterful and sad, matter-of-fact vignettes about life in DR and New Jersey and how the American Dream lets down nearly all of the people that pursue it. As much as I liked it, after this I definitely have to read something cheerful and happy.