A review by paigeturner26
The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

Extremely good writing but it left me wanting to take up cigarettes and have smoke breaks between every chapter to relax. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

This is not a for fun book.