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Drown
Junot Diaz
Reviewed by David Dodson
Junot Diaz’s first book of short stories does what decades of immigration
has failed to do, “Americanize” the Dominican experience. This isn't
"Americanize" in the sense of transforming Dominicans into white-picket-fence,
two-and-a-half-kids and a dog Americans, but instead, Drown has identified the Dominican
“experience” as one directly connected to the United States. As you read about
the sibling relationship between Yunior and Rafa in the campo, you’re reminded of the
way things always change between siblings during the summer. When you read about Lucero
describing his life in New Jersey, you discover a world some never knew existed. In
addition, you'll begin to understand that Dominicans have a unique American experience.
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Aside from this, Diaz has done an
excellent job of capturing a time period in Drown. Moreover, Diaz has written an excellent
collection of short stories, which he does by keeping you interested in the story. Not
only the individual stories, but also the underlying story thread that connects them all
and that places each story in the context of the whole collection. As a true veteran
author, Diaz makes sure you're paying attention to every word of every story because you
soon realize that each choice of word is important to every story.
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November 1999 |
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