Friday, September 02, 2011

Oscar Wao

What did you think of Oscar's brief, wondrous life? What did you think of the book as a coming-of-age story?

Any other general thoughts about the story?
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3 comments:

kc said...

I was kind of disappointed in the trajectory of the story, which, after an amusing, charming beginning, turned into such a relentless downer. I suppose that's "realistic" in some sense, but it's not very satisfying.

1:16 PM, September 06, 2011
kc said...

Oh, and as a coming-of-age story, it was rather odd because Oscar somehow never came of age (that I could perceive). He seemed trapped in a very particular mode of being. I think of a coming-of-age as picking up some insights that allow you to navigate adulthood, and I didn't see that with Oscar.

1:19 PM, September 06, 2011
Erin said...

I agree. There were some really fun, interesting elements, but it became such a downer. And you knew things were not going to end well for Oscar.

I always find it interesting to read Pulitzer winners. I'm often somewhat puzzled by the choices. I'm assuming that "the voice" of this book, the style of it, had a lot to do with its winning.

11:11 PM, September 06, 2011

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