Drown | 
Having a rough time with this book. It is beautifully written as Junot Diaz always is. However, it‘s difficult to connect with the characters. They feel kept at a distance, and the stories are disjointed. So little to redeem them (abuse in all forms), they are tough to root for. 😢 #FoodandLit #DominicanRepublic
so-so"Drown" is one of those books that makes you think about ideologies after you read it. Yunior struggles with his definition of masculinity and slowly turns into the type of man he hates because his views of masculinity are extremely rigid and finite. I am glad I am reading this for a book club because I definitely need to discuss the book and elevate some of the ideological pressure presented here.
Is Litsy down?
pickI finished this yesterday. I really enjoyed this book. It's beautifully written. I've been listening to Drown as an audiobook. I'm enjoying it just as much. I look forward to reading more stuff by Díaz.
Finally got my Black Friday haul from Book Outlet!! 😍😍
so-soI read this for my short story collection by a POC author for #litsyreadingchallenge2018. Honestly, I only chose it because it was included for free in the audiobook copy of his other book, which I already owned. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I just didn‘t like it. I‘m not sure I can say exactly why, though. I didn‘t care for his other book either, so maybe he‘s just not the author for me.
pickThis was a bonus audio at the end of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I‘m not big on short stories but I really, really enjoyed these stories. Some take place in the Dominican Republic, some are stories of the people from The Dominican Republic making a life New York & New Jersey.
bailedJust not feeling it. I like the simplicity. The style is comfy and yet I bail. #libraryloanfail Perhaps another day.
pickRaw dispatches from the tarnished promise of the American Dream, these linked short stories following immigrants from the Dominican Republic nevertheless exude both humor and heart. The language was vibrant even when describing despair, and I love how Díaz‘s characters pop up across his works, like he created his own little microcosm.
New #tenatatime #tbr time. It‘s already round 11! I‘ve picked my ten, but now I can‘t decide what to read first.
Two brothers imagining the #promises of their father fulfilled and him returning from his work in the U.S. to the Dominican Republic to bring them back with him. It's the little details that make it all the more heartbreaking 💔. #tuneintonovember @Robothugs @Cinfhen
We hurt each other too well to let it drop. She breaks everything I own, yells at me like it might change something, tries to slam doors on my fingers. When she wants me to promise her a love that's never been seen anywhere I think about the other girls. #drown #junotdiaz
pickGreat collection of loosely connected short stories. It reminded me of This Is How You Lose Her, which I loved. Junot Diaz is such a talented writer.
pickCatching up with Junot Diaz backlist this week. I loved 💜💜💜 this collection of stories, but I feel like I got to the party too late with this read. I've read Oscar Wao and This is How You Lose Her. These stories feel like warmup for those books. My own fault for not discovering the brilliant Mr. Diaz sooner! Still it was good to get to know some of these characters again. Must put a reread of Oscar Wao on my reading goals list!😊
Very long day #amediting. Totes expected to sink into #tvtime. Junot Diaz has a stronger pull. 🍷 s not bad either. :)
#FeistyFeb When I went to Denver with friends last summer, we had to check out some of the local and famous bookstores! I got a used copy of Drown at one of them! #BoughtOnVacation
My #currentlyreading for the #diverseathon (with the addition of the Sellout on audio)! Really excited for this week long read focus on diverse books and stalking everyone else's TBR ☺️
#ownvoices #wndb
I didn't make a #bookpyramid earlier this week, so I made one today with all my #onewordtitles
He said so many things in two hours and of course I forget them all. However, he did applaud the superheroes which are poor people that put themselves through college. He also said that This Is How You Loose Her has a big secret (something it's avoiding) and if you figure that out- that is what his next book is about. Can anyone say reread 🤔
Y'all. Y'all. Y'all. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥📚📚
Trying not to freak out that in a few minutes I will be seeing Junot Diaz 🙌🏼
#somethingforsept #shortstories Junot Díaz is one of my favorite authors and so is this collection of stories.
“Tell her that you love her hair, that you love her skin, her lips, because, in truth, you love them more than you love your own.”
Book 3 for the Booktube-a-thon Readathon! I love Junot Diaz, this is the only book of his I've yet to read, I've read the first two short stories and of course they're wonderful.
pickNot a novel and not really a traditional short story collection either-characters appear and reappear so it's more like seeing snapshots of a place taken from different angles. The writing is simply wonderful -warm and vivid and peppered with the street slang of the DR.
It's filled with little gems like this
We're kicking off our new Litsy account with some very old books! In this case, a copy of Junot Diaz' DROWN that has seen a lot of love.
Drown is turning 20 years old, and we're celebrating with your stories - share how Drown has affected you: http://bit.ly/296eufI
