Before the Decade Ends, Here Are the Best Novels of the 21st Century

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (2007)

Oscar de Leon is an overweight Dominican boy growing up in Paterson, New Jersey. With themes of magic realism, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao tells the story of Oscar Wao, a hopeless romantic whose luck seems to run out at every turn.

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