Author:
Junot Diaz
Stars:
3
Review by: Sandy
In a string of short stories centering on love, loss and
Dominican identity, Diaz gives us a glimpse into the aftermath of the
wrong afterglow. The first line of text declares "I'm not a bad guy."
and I believed it. Through the stories with women's names as titles,
through the descriptions of poverty and immigration, even through the
brother's cancer battle; I believed it. That is until the last story's
description of our "hero's" physical and emotional collapse. Am I
expected to understand a man's choice of self-destruction? Am I supposed
to feel sorry that he is now alone? No, but the reader is taken on a
journey and seduced by a good guy making bad decisions. Enjoy the tour,
but don't believe everything the guide says.
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