The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith Grossman

The Bad Girl

Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith Grossman

276 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance dark tense medium-paced
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Ricardo Somocurcio is in love with a bad girl. He loves her as a teenager known as 'Lily' in Llama in 1950, when she arrives one summer out of the blue, claiming to be from Chile but vanishing the moment her claim is exposed as fiction. He loves h...

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Moods

emotional 59%
reflective 40%
sad 38%
adventurous 32%
dark 32%
mysterious 22%
tense 22%
funny 13%
challenging 11%
informative 8%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 17%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

No: 35% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 31%

Loveable characters?

No: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 53% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

3.87

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