The Green House (Mario Vargas Llosa) - Book Review

There is a reason most writers stick to the standard narrative & chronological format .... and that's because it can be confusing as fuck without it!

'The Green House' by Mario Vargas Llosa is an experimental novel set in the Piura region of northern Peru. It follows 12 characters of roughly equal importance as they deal with interweaving relationships, the rubber trade, Christianity amongst tribal people and the mythical brothel known as The Green House. The stories are set at different places and times over a 40 year period, hence the experimental nature of the book.

I summarised the book as follows. "This was mostly just confusing a read. I really struggled to understand the plot and part of this was my fault. It's an experimental book so reading in my non-native language (Spanish) was not a fantastic idea and only reading little bits and pieces over a long time didn't help. That being said I did give it enough chances to grab me with something interesting but nothing really stood out."

I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:38) - Synopsis
(2:23) - Narrative: What is a story?
(6:24) - Observations/Takeaways
(8:03) - Summary


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