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Saturday, August 27, 2016

The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao Discussion Highlights

1. Questions arose about usage of foul language and how language added authenticity to the voice of the narrator.

2. Participants discussed what the criteria for a title to win a Pulitzer Prize.

3. The Fuku is mentioned throughout the novel and participants discussed the ramifications in Oscar's and his family's lives.

4. Many of the participants enjoyed learning of some of the history of Santo Domingo.

5. Participant also discussed the references to literature and what some classified as "nerd" culture.

6. Oscar's personality is multi-layered and causes him to become an outcast among his fellow Dominicans, but in the end Junior describes his death in a way that seems heroic.

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