remarkable pieces of writing I've EVER come across. the way Junot submerges the horrid experience of cancer (in the hood at that) through comedy is a stoke(s) of genius. touched on religion, immigration, scandalous hustles, masculinity and emotional abuse. the range of that chapter i will use in lit classes when i teach creative writing in a couple of years. that nigga is my writing idol.

but overall i do have criticisms of the book (still got two chapters left), or more so where Junot chooses to focus the scope of writing interest