The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith Grossman

The Bad Girl

Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith Grossman

276 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction romance emotional reflective 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 h...

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Community Reviews Summary of 192 reviews

Moods

sad 60%
reflective 50%
emotional 40%
adventurous 30%
dark 20%
informative 20%
mysterious 20%
funny 10%
relaxing 10%
tense 10%

Pace

medium 83%
slow 8%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%

Loveable characters?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | No: 42%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%

Average rating

3.78

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