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it's not that i don't feel bad for him, it's just that i think that he deserved quite a bit of what happened to him 🙄
Heartbreakingly good, this short story employs the little-used second person point of view, making the reader feel each blow as if the feelings were his own. This story is part of the larger Diaz anthology, This Is How You Lose Her.
I have never been a fan of insensitive men. I recognize my personal bias: I have always been the super sensitive one, the one who cherishes conversations about feelings and the notion of putting other people first. Though I know my personality comes with setbacks, I find it even harder to stomach characters like Yunior, the protagonist of "The Cheater's Guide to Love," who cheats on his fiance with 50 other women and perpetuates a cycle of insensitive behavior.Junot Diaz writes him well though.
WELCOME TO DECEMBER PROJECT!last year, i carved out my own short story advent calendar as my project for december, and it was so much fun i decided to do it again this year! so, each day during the month of december, i will be reading a short story and doing the barest minimum of a review because ain't no one got time for that and i'm already so far behind in all the things. however, i will be posting story links in case anyone wants to read the stories themselves and show off how maybe someone
I’m not sure what possessed me to read anything written by this absolute creep. But what a creepy asshole of a protagonist. Couldn’t finish. Couldn’t pay me to finish.
I love Junot Diaz's prose. I always think his character Yunior is kind of a dick, but I like him anyway. "The half life of love is forever," was an amazing line/climax.
Dammmmmmmmn. I pick up This is How You Lose Her on and off again because I'm no good with short story collections and I'm guessing that this is the genesis of that book or that this is one of the book's core messages boiled down into one impactful, heartbreaking story. While The Brief & Wondrous Life and TIHYLH has gorgeous, clever prose ("Knocked the architecture right out of his legs" - I mean, COME ON) this feels more plain spoken. It also lacks the arrogance and energy that Diaz's Yunior usu...
I like the erratic pace and the rhythm of this story. And also the cruelty of narration toward its characters is eye-catching. Never giving a moment of rest to the them and their misery. This story has no therapeutic characteristic, it's just a stream of shit happening and no one is safe, except for the ending which is a start. And I like how it ends. But I wonder why this story is written? What sort of pain or itch has directed the writer towards this story? This, I don't get.
Junot Diaz knows how to create a compelling character. He's likable despite his flaws and despite the fact that, even in the end, he dislikes himself for what he's done. The story feels very human - as if this were your friend talking to you, rather than a story you were reading.
I liked the fast paced, chaotic sense of this novella and I also liked that it was written in second person - a very tricky thing to keep up even for only 35 pages of prose. I’m trying to read more short stories to understand the structure and their impact on the reader. I think this had a very clear plot: cheats on fiancée, gets dumped by said fiancée, regrets, depression, chaotic relationships follow and then alone and tries to write his guide to love. Very simple, yet effective and a motif (r...
I am charmed by this author's writing style. I can't remember the last time I read such effective 2nd person voice. And it's lyrical without being distracting. Fun to read it on the kindle. Looking forward to reading his books. I'm sure I'll hate them.
It was okay. Didn't really leave an impression and I feel like there are other books in the faber series that are much more memorable and impressive. Nevertheless, It was nicely written and an easy read and it was interesting enough to finish.
I am such a fan of Diaz's distinctive voice. This story rendered all the more daring for it's second-person tense. It is bold and rich and ambitious. I read this story a few years ago, discovered via the New Yorker, but just re-discovered and revisited it as I am playing with a piece of my own writing in second person and could use some inspiration and guidance. And I was reminded anew of just how good it is.
I was idling away a few minutes one night when the link to this story in the New Yorker came up in my newsfeed. I clicked on it. I read a few sentences. I read more. And more and more. I had been avoiding Diaz for a few years now because I didn't think I wanted to read about a serial cheater. But. Cheating does NOT end well in this story! So cathartic!! This was SO MUCH better than I expected. I think I finally understand all the buzz around Junot Diaz.
100% latinoI loved it!I think it was perfection from beginning to end.Me encantó all the Spanglish.It was raw, funny and serious all at the same time.And this is not a cheesy story... It's not the happy ending type... It's a real story, with a hopeful ending, and that was even better.
i keep reading this entire piece over and over again. i can't stop. it's absolutely haunting, and it also terrifies me. it makes me wonder how people could be so cruel as to use their loved ones as gripholds as they fumble their self-absorbed ways to self-actualization.
This was a short story about a man who cheated on his partner, big time. It wasn't until the years that followed that he realised how much he had messed up and the hole she had left in his life.It was an interesting read, to experience this story from the serial cheater's perspective. My own personal experiences drove me to read this, and although I can't say I was all that thrilled with the ending.. I like an ending I don't expect!
Interesting but struggled to get to the end of it.
