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John is on page 135 of 426 of The Orchardist
This is SO GOOD.
— Apr 11, 2014 05:35PM Add a comment
The Orchardist

John
John is on page 93 of 335 of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
OK, the Spanglish is still a bit irritating, but what's emerging is an incredibly well-written story, it's worth the trouble. Sticking with it.
— May 16, 2013 09:51PM Add a comment
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

John
John is on page 25 of 335 of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
What's with this guy? I'm only around 20 pages into it, and already it's filled with long footnotes, and passages like this:

Listen, palomo: you have to grab a muchacha, y meteselo. That will take care of everything. Start with a fea. Coje that fea y meteselo!

Writers of English-language books should no more assume familiarity with Spanish than they do with Farsi. I want to read it, but may give up.
— May 13, 2013 02:46PM Add a comment
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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