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160 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374521943
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 November 1989
Description
The Cubs and Other Stories is Mario Vargas Llosa's only volume of short fiction available in English. Vargas Llosa's domain is the Peru of male youth and machismo, where life's dramas play themselves out on the soccer field, the dance floor, and o...
Community Reviews Summary of 315 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
reflective 57%
dark 42%
tense 42%
challenging 28%
funny 28%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Racism, Homophobia160 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374521943
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 November 1989
Description
The Cubs and Other Stories is Mario Vargas Llosa's only volume of short fiction available in English. Vargas Llosa's domain is the Peru of male youth and machismo, where life's dramas play themselves out on the soccer field, the dance floor, and o...
Community Reviews Summary of 315 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
reflective 57%
dark 42%
tense 42%
challenging 28%
funny 28%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racism, Homophobia