Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007) - The most complete, hilarious but at the same time heart wrenching look at the society, culture, and people of the Do
minican Republic is a fast read full of myth, freakishly relatable characters a lot of Dominican slang. 9.2/10Jeffrey Eugenides: Middlesex (2002) - Eugenides' Pulitzer Prize winning novel is the story of Calliope Stephanides, an intersexed individual, and of her family, their decisions and her life as an individual who, like many of us, is trying to find meaning in the life she has been dealt. 10/10
Yann Martel: Life of Pi (2001) - This modern classic story of a boy shipwrecked at sea is both frightening and charming, impeccably researched and entirely metaphorical. 8.9/10
Brian Francis Slattery: Spaceman Blues (2007) - A frenetic, pulpy sci-fi story that seems to do without a break button deserves cult classic status and with a story as imaginative and fucked up as this, I'm sure it will. 8.1/10
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Oooh, Life of Pi. Good book. I like that one. Couldn't put it down. (Also better when you don't point out the pure metaphorical-ness of it. Then it reads as a life philosophy rather than an adventure story. I like the combination of both worlds.)
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