The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Feast of the Goat

Mario Vargas Llosa

The Feast of the Goat

Mario Vargas Llosa

416 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical dark tense medium-paced

Description

Haunted all her life by feelings of terror and emptiness, forty-nine-year-old Urania Cabral returns to her native Dominican Republic - and finds herself reliving the events of l961, when the capital was still called Trujillo City and one old man t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,087 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
tense 63%
informative 49%
challenging 46%
emotional 44%
sad 44%
reflective 26%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 32%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Plot: 23% | Character: 16%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 34% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 30% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 65% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.19

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