DH’s Brave New World of Books 2012
These are the writers who were discoveries to me in 2012. Their books made the world new. Made me want to start exploring again.…
Tag: Junot Diaz
Invierno by Junot Diaz
“Invierno” is the penultimate story by Junot Diaz, and the fourth, that I’m going to review....
The Cheater’s Guide To Love, Summing Up Junot Diaz
I can see a point in reading the last story in This Is How You Lose Her first. It’s the master story from which all the other stories in this collection are derived, like brilliant fictional shards.…
Flaca by Junot Diaz
“Flaca” isn’t the real name of the woman in this story. It’s the nickname given to her by her boyfriend. It’s an interesting claim of possession, to rename the person you are in a relationship with.…
Alma by Junot Diaz
The third story is called “Alma” and it’s a short lyric burst of a couple of pages. Reading it reminded me of the most awesome sort of firecracker from my youth, the cherry bomb.…
The Sun, the Moon and the Stars by Junot Diaz
Since the narrator of the first story in the Diaz collection, This is How You Lose Her starts off “I’m not a bad guy.”…
