tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post8148405045199480172..comments2024-02-01T08:20:01.784-06:00Comments on Stephanie's Confessions of a Book-a-holic: 2008 Pulitzer PrizesStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-19221108010198263722008-04-13T11:49:00.000-06:002008-04-13T11:49:00.000-06:00I read "Oscar Wao" and found it very annoying. Th...I read "Oscar Wao" and found it very annoying. There was lots of potential in the story, but it got bogged down with politics. You may feel differently about it, though.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-69434432228451718202008-04-11T03:54:00.000-06:002008-04-11T03:54:00.000-06:00I haven't read the winner yet, but look at this su...I haven't read the winner yet, but look at this summary from Amazon: <BR/><BR/>"The titular Oscar is a 300-pound-plus "lovesick ghetto nerd" with zero game (except for Dungeons & Dragons) who cranks out pages of fantasy fiction with the hopes of becoming a Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien. The book is also the story of a multi-generational family curse that courses through the book, leaving troubles and tragedy in its wake."<BR/><BR/>It sounds very, very promising to me!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-36218769788521892912008-04-11T03:46:00.000-06:002008-04-11T03:46:00.000-06:00I had heard a lot of good things about the winner,...I had heard a lot of good things about the winner, but not much about the other two nominees. Haven't read it though, but I am planning too.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com