The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa

The Feast of the Goat

Mario Vargas Llosa

475 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 1961, when the capital was still called Trujillo City and one old man t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 895 reviews

Moods

dark 85%
tense 66%
informative 50%
challenging 45%
emotional 43%
sad 41%
reflective 27%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 35%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Character: 21% | Plot: 21%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 41% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 32% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 12%

Average rating

4.17

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