The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa

The Feast of the Goat

Mario Vargas Llosa

475 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical dark tense medium-paced
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Haunted all her life by feelings of terror and emptiness, forty-nine-year-old Urania Cabral returns to her native Dominican Republic - and finds herself reliving the events of 1961, when the capital was still called Trujillo City and one old man t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,344 reviews

Moods

dark 88%
tense 65%
informative 50%
challenging 47%
sad 45%
emotional 44%
reflective 28%
adventurous 10%
mysterious 5%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 34%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Plot: 23% | Character: 16%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 38% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | No: 36% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 67% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.19

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