Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

Mario Vargas Llosa

14 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 1977 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary dark slow-paced
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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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Community Reviews

3.74
based on 1,204 reviews

Moods

funny: 75%

lighthearted: 53%

adventurous: 27%

reflective: 18%

emotional: 16%

challenging: 14%

mysterious: 12%

dark: 11%

relaxing: 11%

tense: 5%

hopeful: 3%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 3%

sad: 3%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

19% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
36% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

46% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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