I was at the library and decided to see which of Llosa's books they had in stock. Of the handful that were available, there were only two that I had not read yet, this being one of them. I didn't realize that this book was a sequel to "In Praise of the Stepmother," a book (along with "The Green House"
which I really didn't care for; I find the sexualization of children to be repulsive, and in both the aforementioned book and this one, little Fonchito is sort of in a male Lolita role, which makes me cringe.
The musings of Don Rigoberto -- on topics as far ranging as pornography to membership in Rotary, to addressing his many phobias -- are entertaining. His yearning for his separated wife make one almost envious of the love he has for her. The book goes back and forth between the reality of their separation, and the fantasies they both harbor, both while together and apart. While certain passages did make be recoil for the reason I stated above, overall this is a deeply erotic work that doesn't cross into vulgarity (which I realize is quite subjective.)
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