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Book Review By Augusto Wong Campos
The Way to Paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa

The story follows the life of 19th feminist-socialist Flora Tristan in her quest to persuade working people of Europe to create a working union, doing so by speaking idealistic speeches and writing revolutionary books. This tour --through cities of France and Spain, mostly--leads to flashbacks in the narrative which show her past life as an abused wife, outcast daughter and apprentice of the utopian ideas of her time.

Flora's story is interwoven with Paul Gauguin's wild life in the Marquesas Islands.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - South
Island? Yes

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - - orgies - actual description of hetero sex - Boob talk! - Vagia talk! - Weiner talk! - two guys doing it
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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