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La Breve Y Maravillosa Vida de Ã"scar Wao / The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao = The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoUno de los mejores libros del Siglo XXI segn el New York Times Una crnica familiar que abarca tres generaciones y dos pases, La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao cuenta la historia del gordifln y solitario Oscar de Len en su intento de convertirse en el J. R. R. Tolkien Dominicano y su desafortunada bsqueda del amor. Pero Oscar slo es la ltima vctima del fuk una maldicin que durante generaciones ha perseguido a su familia, condenndoles a vidas de
Uno de los mejores libros del Siglo XXI según el New York Times Una crónica familiar que abarca tres generaciones y dos países, La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao cuenta la historia del gordiflón y solitario Oscar de León en su intento de convertirse en el J.R.R. Tolkien Dominicano y su desafortunada búsqueda del amor.Pero Oscar sólo es la última víctima del fukú --una maldición que durante generaciones ha perseguido a su familia, condenándoles a vidas de tortura, sufrimiento y amor desdichado. Con unos personajes inolvidables y una prosa vibrante e hipnótica, esta novela confirma a Junot Díaz como una de las mejores y más deslumbrantes voces de nuestra época, y nos ofrece una sobrecogedora visión de la inagotable capacidad humana para perseverar y arriesgarlo todo por amor. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Winner of: The Pulitzer PrizeThe National Book Critics Circle AwardThe Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardThe Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel PrizeA Time Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year
One of the best books of 2007 according to: The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, and many more... Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read
Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who--from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister--dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú--a curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere--and risk it all--in the name of love.
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Great Read
Format: Hardcover
Have always loved John Mark Comer's voice and tone as an author. He breaks down heavy and emotional concepts in an easy to read and understand way backed by scripture.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great book to read if you want to get married.
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As someone who doesn't read a lot, I loved this book. The author did a great job keeping me engaged, and I appreciate his transparency. These topics aren't always talked about in Christian settings unless they're within the context of marriage. This book is perfect for someone who is single, dating, or in a relationship, and wants to get married.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great book!
Format: Hardcover
Great book and makes a great gift to older teens and young adults. John Mark Comer is one of my favorite Christian authors!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The Amazing, Original View of Sex, Marriage and Romance.
Format: Hardcover
Two words: So. Good.
I hadn't read anything by John Mark Comer before, but now I'm definitely looking at reading his other books. The depth, honesty, intensity and openness of Loveology really makes it a great tool for getting God's perspective on some of the most important topics in life. So good. As a young man (not even in my twenties yet), this was a great, consuming, eye-opening book that I'm so grateful God allowed me to read. I saw a video for it on Jefferson Bethke's YouTube channel and knew from that moment that I needed to read it. Although it took a few months, I finally ordered the book and got in the mail a few days later. The information and perspective this book both gave me and enforced are priceless.
If you're a young man (or "teenager), and a Christian one a that, you NEED to read this book. If you're a young woman (or "teenager"), and a Christian one at that, you also NEED to read this book. As the younger generation, this is stuff we need to get. We have our entire lives ahead of us, and the more things we do God's way the first time around, the more He can do through us and for us as we continue down our path for life. Sexuality, marriage, romance, and God's place in all of this has been so freaking warped and twisted in our spiraling American culture. We need God's truth on this topic like *crazy.* Everyone does, but especially Christian youth. God has amazing things for us to do, but we can't do those things if we have bad relationships, wrong views of sex or warped ideas of marriage standing in the way. And while this book is definitely not the only way for us to get this truth, it is an extremely good start.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2014
★★★★★ 4
A great dive into "love"
Format: Hardcover
A perhaps too easy-to-read book with an interesting perspective on the concept of love, sex, and romantic relationships. It provided for me a mostly pleasant confrontation with my beliefs about love. Props to the author for the ballsy somewhat "counter-cultural" content. Good read for all interested in the idea of love, regardless of one's belief.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023