Village Books: The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao -
Really enjoyed the book but found the footnotes extremely distracting from the gripping nature of the narrative.
Mary

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao

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