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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