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 - awesomeAwesome...loved the story, the way it was told, the history (when else do you smile while reading footnotes?), the informal tone, the rhythm of the language, the imagery. I was intrigued from the first page, riveted through the entire book, had knots in my stomach, and laughed at the same time repeatedly. Didn't want it to end. If you don't enjoy this book, you've got problems. Rating:  - if you speak Spanish and are interested in Dominican History read itI just could not get into this book. There was too much pity and whining. I was put off by the Spanish only because I had no idea what the author where talking about. I was also confused when I had to stop reading and read the notes or whatever they where concerning Dominican History. it interrupted my train of thought. It is a mystery to me why this own the Pulitzer prize. It was so slow in the beginning I wanted to speed it up by reading the last chapter. That did not help. I think it would have helped me if I spoke SPanish and I could relate to Dominican History. Otherwise this was a waste of my time. Rating:  - Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar WaoAlthough different than most books and I suppose in literary circles thought to be intelligently written, I found it depressing, sad, funny and strange. Although I don't read/speak Spanish, some spanish phrases/descriptions written could be deciphered simply by the context of the story itself, but most were undecipherable, leaving one trying to figure out what was going on. The "footnotes" were sometimes too long and onerous to be able to read and still stay with the context of the story. All in all a difficult book to read - with no [personal] satisfaction for having read it. Rating: - Weird, bad, mad, PCHow did this ever get published? It is just another politically correct anti-American rant, no plot, no good dialogue, no interesting characters, no fun. Avoid. Rating: - Only Read If You Enjoyed "Confederacy Of Dunces"I got through about a third of this book and decided not to waste any more time. Oscar is about as appealing as Ignatious Reilly in "Confederacy of Dunces". I'm not interested in the rantings and obsessions of social misfits, unless they are insightful and well written, neither of which was the case in this book. Also, Spanish words and phrases are tossed around with the assumption that everyone speaks the language.
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