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Book Review By Augusto Wong Campos
In Praise of the Stepmother by Mario Vargas Llosa

Lucrecia is recently married to Rigoberto, and she's getting to know Fonchito, Rigoberto's son from a previous marriage. High sexual tension arises between stepmother and stepson as Fonchito becomes too fond of her new caretaker, constantly looking for tight hugs and kisses. They have sexual encounters from that moment on, hiding the secret from Rigoberto. But the situation turns unstable when Fonchito goes further in his sexual entertainment and writes a school assignment titled 'In Praise of the Stepmother': Rigoberto reads it, kicks Lucrecia out of his house and Fonchito reveals himself as a lusty demon in the face of an angel.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of sex: - incest
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes
Lover is

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a kid
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - South

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex - Boob talk! - Vagia talk! - Weiner talk!
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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