scare the shit outta voters. it worked. a japanese guy became president of peru. MVL has long held the top spot on my 'people i'd like to sit with in an open-air bar drinking tequila while arguing books & politics until the sun comes up' list. gotta make this happen. brian ha! i just saw the last 2 comments. love you guys. (not as much as the guy in comment #46. obviously.) Jun 28, 2012 08:21am Deborah You said, "MVL has long held the top spot on my 'people i'd like to sit with in an open-air bar drinking tequila while arguing books & politics un ...more You said, "MVL has long held the top spot on my 'people i'd like to sit with in an open-air bar drinking tequila while arguing books & politics until the sun comes up' list. gotta make this happen." I couldn't help but be reminded of the time when Gabriel Garcia Marquez said to me,"MVL has long held the top spot on my 'people I'd like to sit with in a movie theater drinking tequila while arguing books & politics until the sun comes up' list. gotta make this happen." But you know how that ended. (less) Sep 17, 2012 06:02am Good God, this book is amazing. It has the massive cast and sprawl of War & Peace, and an apocalyptic feel that reminded me of - oh shut up - The Stand. It's longer than it looks; Llosa has a terse style, so