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"In 1996, 49-year-old Urania Cabral returns to her native Dominican Republic from New York after 35 years of exile. She escaped in 1961 at the age of 14, shortly after her father's fall from grace with the government of dictator Trujillo, and two weeks before the Generalissimo himself was assassinated. Vargas Llosa weaves together the narratives of Urania's confrontation with her now-vegetable father, the pre-attack activities of the assassins in 1961 and their brutal hunting down and torture after Trujillo's death, and the final days of the dictator himself. At first, the novel reads disappointingly like a political essay or tract (perhaps because the author necessarily has to fill in the background for what was once a burning concern for U.S. President Kennedy and the CIA, but for most readers is now ancient history). Eventually the confusing, time-jumping narrative mimics the shifting loyalties and multiple lies of life under a tyrannical regime, as well as grab the reader's interest. It's hard to get to know or sympathize with any of the large cast of characters, but their predicaments and fortunes make for a gripping read."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- general liberal/left wing activism
- fighting government corruption
Life of a profession:
- politician
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- The Caribbean
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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