Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Summary: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Diaz (Riverhead Books (2007)). (Stub — expand from highlights.)
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Last updated: 2026-05-07
Quotes
Identity
“He was the kind of kid who read Watchmen and thought he was Rorschach, but really he was just a fat kid from Jersey who liked the wrong things.” (p. 22)
Society and Power (The Fukú)
“It’s the curse of the New World. It’s the reason everything is the way it is and the reason it’s never going to change.” (p. 1)