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Oscar Waos korte, makeløse liv by Hege Hammer, Henning Hagerup, Junot Díaz
24 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
rhgrimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Police brutality, and Abortion
e_molen'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
4.5
Graphic: Fatphobia and Violence
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt
carlytenille's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
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
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This goes along with how much I disliked the level of misogyny in the book. Yeah I understand the narrative of a story doesn't equate to the stance of the author, but I've never seen a book quite as crude as this one, where every female character is regularly described by their ass, tits, and how fuckable they are. Intended or not, I don't believe this book offers any valid criticisms on violent misogyny because the criticisms of machismo itself was weak. Describing bad things that happen to women isn't anything new and doesn't automatically mean criticism. I honestly felt that this story had a very hateful display towards women and I'm not surprised by what I saw after searching up the author.
The last thing I'll say is that I also found the magical realism in the story to be lacking. I kept hearing about fukú, but I wasn't seeing it. It seemed a rather weak, and unnecessary, explanation for all the tragedies happening to Oscar's family when living under the rule of a dictator is explanation enough.
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse and Abortion
kafarm6'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Police brutality
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Racial slurs, Rape, Terminal illness, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abortion
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
stormeno'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
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Abandonment