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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