A book that I've read for the second quarter is The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. This book is about the life-long journey of a young Dominican boy finding his father, and most of all, seeking love. The only thing that complicates this is the fuku, a curse that has been in Oscar's family for generations. My favorite character in this book is Oscar Wao. He goes from being this sweet, introverted, and over weight nerd to a straight savage. He is my favorite character because of all the risks he's taken throughout the whole book. He's literally risked everything on multiple occasions, including his life, all for love. Oscar is the protagonist in this story, so he did help make the book what it is. In the end, Oscar returns to Santo Domingo to go back to Ybon, the woman he heartily believes to be the love of his life. Everyone warned him not to go back to her, but he didn't listen. What makes this even more intense is that he knew that if he went back he'd be killed, but that didn't phase him at all. He's a prime example of how love can make you sacrifice anything, including yourself. Oscar is mainly my favorite character because I sympathize for him. All in all, I loved Oscar's character from beginning to end.
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