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The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith Grossman

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

The first two scenarios of the lovers meeting I was intrigued, but the more the story went on, the more annoyed I was. Nothing was new, it was just the two of them being awful to eachother and then to themselves.
Spoiler the only I think could’ve saved the book was a good ending but her dying of cancer felt like such a cop out and made everything else redundant.
the side characters and glimpses to Peru’s political state were far more intriguing to the central characters and storyline. 

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