La fiesta del chivo by Mario Vargas Llosa Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of La fiesta del chivo
Book Review: La Fiesta del Chivo
Summary: 5 Stars
Todo Dominicano que vivio durante la era de el General Trujillo sabe mejor lo que ocurrio en ese Pais durante 31 anos. Esta historia del General Trujillo, escrita por Luis Vargas Llosa, autor de la Ciudad y los Perros presenta una dramatica novela, mezclando la historia con la ficcion. Yo me quede "pegado" leyendo, pasando pagina tras pagina. Se que el lector que se siente a leer esta magna obra de Vargas Llosa quedara impresionado con los detalles que el autor plasma de este Monstruo a tono con la crudeza de la epoca. No sabia que Trujillo era enemigo de Munoz Marin o de Castro. Lo descubri en este libro. Este es un libro que acerrimos Trujillistas censuraran por su contenido. Invito a todos los Latinos (y no Latinos) a que lean sobre esta epoca oscura en la historia de Republica Dominicana.Book Review: La fiesta del chivo es, a mi parecer, la mejor novela de MVL
Summary: 5 Stars
Excelente interpretaci?n de una realidad hist?rica. La fiesta del chivo, no debe ser vista como un testamento fiel de unos hechos, ya que no es un libro de historia. Es una novela hist?rica, lo que significa que toma unos hechos particulares y a partir de ellos crea una ficci?n. Como dice el mismo Vargas Llosa, ?l se sirve de un hecho hist?rico para luego "mentir" sobre el mismo. Creo que ya lleg? el momento de reconocer a Vargas Llosa otorg?ndole el Premio Nobel.Book Review: Fantastic description of Dominican Republic era Trujillo
Summary: 5 Stars
My brother, who lives in Spain, recommended this book to me. I could not put it down. It describes realistically life in the Dominican Republic during the era of Trujillo. Never was I aware of the very dark side of this nation and the suffering and excesses which were taken by the Trujillo regime. A typical dictatorial way of life rather than the paternalistic benevolent attributes assigned to the 'benefactor' who was nothing but ruthless, cruel, and a violater of human rights and helpless and innocent young girls. Mario Vargas Llosa describes everything with enough detail and nuances to make you feel that you are there, living the horrors of Trujillo's dictatorship.Book Review: Was very impressed!
Summary: 5 Stars
The story captured me from line one. It is one of the best and most thoughtprovoking books I have read in a long time, and will make me think twice next time I pick up a newspaper and read about a repressive government. What impressed me a lot about Mr. Vargas Llosa, is that he is a native Peruvian, but was still able to describe circumstances in a different time and country as almost only an insider could do...Book Review: I hope he burns in hell
Summary: 5 Stars
I received this book as a gift recently and from the first sentence I couldn't stop reading it. It is the most profound study on human decadence and malice I have ever read. The horrible part of it, is that all happened, it was all true. Vargas Llosa has outdone himself in this book, "La Fiesta del Chivo" is one of the most important studies on misuse of power and dictatorial corruption that has ever been put in writing. My congratulations to the author and its publishers.