The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Juan Goytisolo, W.S. Merwin

The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes

Juan Goytisolo, W.S. Merwin with Expatriate (Narrator)

1 hour, 35 minutes • first pub 1554 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dark slow-paced
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Spain has produced two books that changed world literature: Don Quixote and Lazarillo de Tormes, the first picaresque novel ever written and the inspired precursor to works as various as Vanity Fair and Huckleberry Finn. Banned by the Spanish Inqu...

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Community Reviews

3.17
based on 77 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 58%

funny: 54%

dark: 37%

reflective: 33%

sad: 29%

challenging: 16%

tense: 16%

emotional: 12%

informative: 12%

hopeful: 8%

lighthearted: 8%

relaxing: 4%

Pace

48% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

61% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

57% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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