Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Faber Modern Classics Edition) by Mario Vargas Llosa

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Faber Modern Classics Edition)

Mario Vargas Llosa

416 pages first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark slow-paced

Description

Mario Vargas Llosa's brilliant, multilayered novel is set in the Lima, Peru, of the author's youth, where a young student named Marito is toiling away in the news department of a local radio station. His young life is disrupted by two arrivals. Th...

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Moods

funny 72%
lighthearted 48%
emotional 24%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 16%
challenging 16%
reflective 16%
dark 12%
relaxing 8%
tense 8%
sad 4%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 40%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 45% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 19%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 52% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 22% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.72

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