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eissa

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9. The Time of the Hero

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 11:53 AM

Aug 2015

by Mario Vargas Llosa. The third, and final, Llosa book on my Summer reading list. I didn't think I could get into a story about life in a military prep academy in Peru, but leave it to Llosa and his superb character development and storytelling capabilities to draw you in and leave you wanting more.

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What are you reading the week of Sunday, August 16, 2015? [View all] hermetic Aug 2015 OP

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