This is one of those books that makes me realize most fiction I read is tired and boring. Maybe Oscar Wao is just vibrant and immensely real by comparison?

I can't decide which story I liked more...Yunior's time with Oscar at Rutgers was great. But in the end, I think I think I like the rise and fall of Abelard Cabral more than anything. All the characters, even the minor ones, feel so well defined. Very well written.