Captain Pantoja and the Special Service by Ronald Christ, Gregory Kolovakos, Mario Vargas Llosa

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service

Ronald Christ, Gregory Kolovakos, Mario Vargas Llosa

260 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction literary dark funny tense slow-paced
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This delightful farce opens as the prim and proper Captain Pantoja learns he is to be sent to Peru's Amazon frontier on a secret mission for the army - to provide females for the amorous recruits. Side-splitting complications arise as world of Cap...

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Community Reviews

3.77
based on 409 reviews

Moods

funny: 88%

adventurous: 29%

lighthearted: 23%

reflective: 23%

challenging: 17%

sad: 17%

informative: 11%

relaxing: 11%

tense: 11%

dark: 5%

emotional: 5%

hopeful: 5%

Pace

33% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

54% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
27% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

75% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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