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260 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374522360
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 October 1990
Description
This delightful farce opens as the prim and proper Captain Pantoja learns he is to be sent to Peru's Amazon frontier on a secret mission for the army--to provide females for the amorous recruits. Side-splitting complications arise as world of Capt...
Community Reviews Summary of 302 reviews
Moods
adventurous 28%
lighthearted 21%
reflective 21%
sad 21%
challenging 14%
informative 14%
tense 14%
dark 7%
emotional 7%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 55% | Character: 22% | A mix: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 30%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
SexismModerate
Sexual content260 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374522360
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 October 1990
Description
This delightful farce opens as the prim and proper Captain Pantoja learns he is to be sent to Peru's Amazon frontier on a secret mission for the army--to provide females for the amorous recruits. Side-splitting complications arise as world of Capt...
Community Reviews Summary of 302 reviews
Moods
adventurous 28%
lighthearted 21%
reflective 21%
sad 21%
challenging 14%
informative 14%
tense 14%
dark 7%
emotional 7%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 55% | Character: 22% | A mix: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 30%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
SexismModerate
Sexual content