The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa

The Bad Girl

Mario Vargas Llosa with Edith Grossman (Translator)

276 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction romance dark tense medium-paced

Description

 Ricardo Somocurcio is in love with a bad girl. He loves her as a teenager known as 'Lily' in Llama in 1950, when she arrives one summer out of the blue, claiming to be from Chile but vanishing the moment her claim is exposed as fiction. He loves ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 875 reviews

Moods

emotional 62%
reflective 58%
sad 51%
adventurous 34%
dark 31%
tense 27%
mysterious 24%
funny 17%
informative 10%
challenging 6%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 21%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 34% | No: 26%

Loveable characters?

No: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

3.85

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