I’ve been trying to stretch my literary chops, trying new genres, etc. Sometimes I have success and really enjoy the book, other times...not so much. When I stumbled across this novel it was touted as being “hilarious, mischievous, and masterful..” (Amazon) That’s not what I found to be true, for me. It was confusing. The love interest was weird. Aunt Julia was sort of creepy (he continues to refer to her as Aunt Julia even after they’re married, told ya it was weird). The scriptwriter is unique and sad at the same time. Llosa’s story is intertwined with the scriptwriter's stories (I think) which confuses everything. The funniest part of the whole novel is that each of the scriptwriter's protagonists have the same profile: “...broad forehead, aquiline nose, penetrating gaze, rectitude and goodness itself…” All this is set in Lima, Peru - which was part of what attracted me to the book in the first place. The ending left me scratching my head.
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