On the other hand, I'm not sure the novel approves of either the pervasive fat-phobia or misogyny. Oscar is clearly presented as much, much more than the world perceives him to be based on his weight, and for a book with a titular male character, I was so pleasantly surprised to find that the story was as much about the women of Oscar's family and how they end up creating and influencing his life than it was about Oscar himself.
No doubt, there are a lot of characters in there with very flawed views, including some of the protagonists, but I didn't get the sense that Diaz was advancing those views.
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Date: 2008-08-15 11:57 am (UTC)No doubt, there are a lot of characters in there with very flawed views, including some of the protagonists, but I didn't get the sense that Diaz was advancing those views.