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Oscar Waos korte, makeløse liv by Hege Hammer, Henning Hagerup, Junot Díaz
11 reviews
pennylane86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Es lo más dominicano que leí en mi vida (no es que haya leído mucho pero, de entre toda la literatura latinoamericana que tengo entre mis lecturas, nada grita con tanta fuerza República Dominicana). Les personajes, las descripciones locales, los modismos al hablar, la pobreza casi inconcebible, la "machirulez" tan latina, las lecciones de historia -lo que es vox populi y la mirada que sólo un dominicano puede impartir-, esta novela está tan bien construida desde ese aspecto que da gusto.
Siendo argentina y conociendo las dictaduras de latinoamérica, nunca me siento preparada para leer con detalle las atrocidades que cometieron quienes estaban en el poder; Trujillo fue una bestia que cometió crímenes tan terribles que son casi inverosímiles.
Me parece que, más que ser una novela sobre la maldición -o el fukú, como le llaman les dominicanxs-, es una novela sobre el amor; el mal amor, la obsesión con le otre y también con el mandato social. La obsesión de tener que tener un marido, la de tener que no morir vírgen, la tozudez de esta familia que lleva a que el fukú se termine cumpliendo, en su mayoría.
Para terminar, una de las nerdeadas de Óscar que más representan a esta novela:
• Veidt dice: «Hice lo que debía, ¿no? Al final, todo salió bien».
Y Manhattan, antes de desaparecer de nuestro Universo, contesta: «¿Al final? Nada termina, Adrián. Nada nunca termina».
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship
singalana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Kirja on oikeastaan perhesaaga Oscar Waon sukua vainoavasta kirouksesta, fukústa. Tosin jää lukijan arvioitavaksi onko kyseessä todellinen kirous vai surkeiden olosuhteiden summa. Kirjassa kerrotaan Oscarin suvun elämästä Dominikaanisessa tasavallassa diktaattori Trujillon valtakaudella ja myöhemmin Yhdysvalloissa.
Oscar Wao on “nörtti”, joka ei saa naisia, vaikka haluaisi. Hänen sukunsa naiset tuntuvat aina sotkeutuvan vääriin miehiin, jotka aiheuttavat heille hankaluuksia. Kirjassa miehet panevat ja naiset käyttävät seksuaalisuuttaan välineenä tai joutuvat sen uhriksi.
Mitä itse tekstiin tulee, ei ehkä ollut hyvä merkki käydä lukemassa kirjailijan Wikipediasivulta syytöksiä seksuaalisesta ahdistelusta. Kirjasta välittyy jonkin verran misogyniaa, eikä kirjailijan naiskuvaus ole hääppöinen. Jos tätä ei oteta lukuun, kirjoitustyyli on sujuvaa ja omaperäistä. Kirjan tekstiä on ryyditetty lukuisilla pitkillä alaviitteillä, jotka tarjoavat lisää kontekstia mm. Trujillon diktatuuriin.
Kirjaa markkinoidaan hauskana. Itse en allekirjoita tätä, mielestäni se on pikemminkin raadollinen ja epätoivoinen. Myös näkökulma naisiin ärsyttää.
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
apikaliaxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Police brutality, Abortion, and Colonisation
savreads28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and War
standardgoose's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism
mirandyli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
deebee223's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism
lucinotlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, and Pregnancy
lacifaeria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I see Oscar so much in the people I've known and in myself, the Nerd of Color. The deeper connection with the women in his family was so beautiful (Lola and Beli for sure! and a whole monument to La Inca), these beautiful complicated women creating the structures that he would develop within, complete with their own difficulty grappling with freedom and independence, womanhood and the role love plays within it, generations of de Leon's fantasizing about being saved. This was just - amazing.
Oscar, that lovable nerd, and the own nerdiness of the narrator, Lola's novio, was cringeworthy in accuracy and I laughed and cringed with each self-sabotaging, self-deprecating line. Being a teenage/early adult nerd in constant love was something I felt so deeply. That juxtaposed against his cultural pedigree, the reputation that smothered him about Dominican men and their lothario prowess, was a new level of angst and anxiety I have rarely articulated but wholeheartedly appreciated seeing in print.
And the cadence of the narrator? UGH -- amazing. I've heard this language, this perfect weaving of the profane and the obscene with salient witticism, was comfortably colloquial and so accessible. It felt like the stories you heard in hushed whispers once the relatives got enough liquor in them at the cookout. Like....nostalgia. Like home.
I don't want to go into detail because I think the story is so perfect that I'd rather someone read it first. It made me literally laugh out loud more times than I can count, and actually made me cry on no less than three occasions. Truly the best book I've read this year and there were some heaters on the list already but this was truly a fucking awesome read and I am now a Junot Diaz forever fan.
Stop reading this review and go read it. Just -- go read it right now!!!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Misogyny
jessgreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
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Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism