tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860125807225380761.post5833625443463480861..comments2023-08-28T10:29:40.519-05:00Comments on Turning The Pages: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04023045090314854107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860125807225380761.post-57902207883011413942010-02-03T21:50:21.107-06:002010-02-03T21:50:21.107-06:00I have been wanting to read this one but when I re...I have been wanting to read this one but when I rented the audio from the library it was just so long I decided to get the book and then never got around to it again. I have not read many unfavorable reviews. I appreciate your honesty about it though! Not every book works for every reader!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860125807225380761.post-18427717716643747252010-01-31T22:49:09.268-06:002010-01-31T22:49:09.268-06:00I actually loved this book! Diaz' linguistic a...I actually loved this book! Diaz' linguistic acrobatics are just mesmerizing - and I loved how the serious, tragic themes of idealism and love run through all the different generations of stories in the novel. Plus, Oscar is such a heartbreaking character - how is ideal vision of the world never quite pans out. <br /><br />I loved Yunior as the narrator too - a risk choice that paid off. Why do you think Diaz chose him to tell Oscar's story?Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860125807225380761.post-78829446790268376022010-01-31T08:26:28.443-06:002010-01-31T08:26:28.443-06:00I liked the audio version of this book, but I had ...I liked the audio version of this book, but I had a hard time with the foreign words. I ended up borrowing the print version from the library as well to help me out. Sorry it did not work well for you Julie.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com