You'll be better when you read this book

I'm sure I can't adequately explain how great this novel is. Junot Díaz writes the way people talk and it's beautiful. The narrators in this perspective-shifting novel make the book pop, but there is so much goodness to be found.
You learn about everything from the history and fukú of the Dominican Republic and the bloody reign of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina (someone I'm sure your high school world history teacher knows nothing about) to role playing games and anime.
It's funny, it's sad, it's educational. It's the best book I've read in a long time, but make sure you have this and this handy to help with translation.
You should read it. Don't wait until it comes to a theater near you.