Frank’s Reviews > The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao > Status Update

Not sure what to make of this one: The first ten pages or so started off out of this world good. Then it took a turn: exaggerated, detailed descriptions of a cast of characters even a mother could not love (and she doesn't). Excessive use of a Spanish slang unknown outside the Dominican Republic. Heavy use of recondite pop culture references. I caught some of it, but not enough and the story drags.