Captain Pantoja and the Special Service - Vargas Llosa’s
Hello everyone! This week I read Captain Pantoja and the Special Service. Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was much different than any other book I've read in this class up to now, so I definitely appreciated the change in writing style and the storyline. Throughout the lecture, there is mention of the humour present throughout this novel and whether or not Vargas is successful in making his reader laugh. To answer that, my friend Jordan and I read this book outside together on a lovely sunny day and I can definitely say we were giggling. However, not necessarily at any jokes being made, but more so in terms of the way things are described in such a strange yet serious way. One instance that had us giggling was in the letter being written to Chi Chi from Pantoja's wife, Pochita. I thought the way in which it was written was really raw and felt personal. For example, “I nearly had a stroke, ChiChi, the woman was so covered in make-up there wasn't room for a drop...