Comments on: Books 2009: Junot Diáz – The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/2009/02/books-2009-junot-diaz-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao/ - the blog formerly known as bookish Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rhiannon http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/2009/02/books-2009-junot-diaz-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao/comment-page-1/#comment-5566 Rhiannon Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:04:35 +0000 http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/?p=1012#comment-5566 Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler has wonderful footnotes. Barney’s Version by Mordecai Richler has wonderful footnotes.

]]> By: Wheylona http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/2009/02/books-2009-junot-diaz-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao/comment-page-1/#comment-5565 Wheylona Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:15:16 +0000 http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/?p=1012#comment-5565 Ah, another chance to pimp one of my favorite books, The Kiss of the Spider Woman, as it's chock full o' footnotes! I've got the Oscar Wao on my to read list, though not sure when I'll get around to it. Junot Diaz read for the Seattle Arts and Lectures series just the other day, and he sounds like a pretty interesting guy. You can read accounts <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/02/25/reading_last_night_junot_d_a" rel="nofollow">here</a> and here</a>. Ah, another chance to pimp one of my favorite books, The Kiss of the Spider Woman, as it’s chock full o’ footnotes!

I’ve got the Oscar Wao on my to read list, though not sure when I’ll get around to it.

Junot Diaz read for the Seattle Arts and Lectures series just the other day, and he sounds like a pretty interesting guy. You can read accounts here and here.

]]> By: Karie http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/2009/02/books-2009-junot-diaz-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao/comment-page-1/#comment-5564 Karie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:52:25 +0000 http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/?p=1012#comment-5564 mumblemumble .. it's on my bookshelf .. mumblemumble.. mumblemumble .. it’s on my bookshelf .. mumblemumble..

]]> By: mooncalf http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/2009/02/books-2009-junot-diaz-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao/comment-page-1/#comment-5563 mooncalf Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:48:40 +0000 http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/?p=1012#comment-5563 Have you read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (amazon.co.uk link: http://tinyurl.com/bwqd64)? Best footnoted novel eva! No, really. Have you read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (amazon.co.uk link: http://tinyurl.com/bwqd64)? Best footnoted novel eva! No, really.

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