160 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374521943
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 November 1989
Description
The Cubs and Other Stories is Mario Vargas Llosa's only volume of short fiction available in English. Vargas Llosa's domain is the Peru of male youth and machismo, where life's dramas play themselves out on the soccer field, the dance floor, and o...
Community Reviews Summary of 193 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
sad 50%
adventurous 16%
dark 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 16%
tense 16%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Homophobia, Racism
160 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374521943
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 November 1989
Description
The Cubs and Other Stories is Mario Vargas Llosa's only volume of short fiction available in English. Vargas Llosa's domain is the Peru of male youth and machismo, where life's dramas play themselves out on the soccer field, the dance floor, and o...
Community Reviews Summary of 193 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
sad 50%
adventurous 16%
dark 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 16%
tense 16%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Homophobia, Racism