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marthacren's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I truly loved this book. At it’s best, I was ready to mourn the family’s morals with Ursula, curse the useless men, and keep turning with the never ending wheel of fate of the Buendía family. At it’s most tedious, I was motivated to continue reading closely by the magical words and half-hidden realizations of Garcia’s writing. The magic of life in Macando is tempting at first, horrifying along the way, and frustratingly peaceful at the close.
I also wonder if anyone else had a “favorite” (least horrifying?) part of the family? To put it into the language of my youth: were you Team José Arcadio or Team Aureliano? Team Strong-headed bull or Team Daydreaming Hermit? Probably the only correct answer to this question is Team Ursula.
I also wonder if anyone else had a “favorite” (least horrifying?) part of the family? To put it into the language of my youth: were you Team José Arcadio or Team Aureliano? Team Strong-headed bull or Team Daydreaming Hermit? Probably the only correct answer to this question is Team Ursula.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
artmuseam's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
maybe this just isn’t my cup of tea, but i found this book to be overall boring and slow. i wasn’t sure what was exactly happening and the abundance of names kept confusing me at times. 2/5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Incest
missmarguerita's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
oneshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
It's one of those books that are difficult to give a star rating because there's too much going on.
Beautiful prose and masterful manipulation of time/pacing. I loved the magical realism component.
Beautiful prose and masterful manipulation of time/pacing. I loved the magical realism component.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Sexual content
linci's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Dear Matija,
this truly was one of the wildest books I've ever read. Some of the scenes will forever be engraved in my brain. Like flowers blooming from dentures, like line of blood crossing the town of Macondo and many more. I find it really interesting how Aureliano, at the end of the family line claimed that the last Aureliano (who is the only one with the pig's tail) was the only child made from love when it was with him that the line stopped. It goes with the fact that the family so engulfed with solitude would end with two people who were never alone because they had each other. Even though this book is full of incest and the characters are at time horrible people I think I will re-read this book many times in my life. Hopefully during summer months because nothing describes summer better then the scene where it is so humid that fish start to swim in the sky.
this truly was one of the wildest books I've ever read. Some of the scenes will forever be engraved in my brain. Like flowers blooming from dentures, like line of blood crossing the town of Macondo and many more. I find it really interesting how Aureliano, at the end of the family line claimed that the last Aureliano (who is the only one with the pig's tail) was the only child made from love when it was with him that the line stopped. It goes with the fact that the family so engulfed with solitude would end with two people who were never alone because they had each other. Even though this book is full of incest and the characters are at time horrible people I think I will re-read this book many times in my life. Hopefully during summer months because nothing describes summer better then the scene where it is so humid that fish start to swim in the sky.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
taviarz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is definitely a book that’s meant to be reread. Ursula stan account :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Violence, and Pregnancy
kaisadaughterofthevoid's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Incest, Pedophilia, and Colonisation
Moderate: Violence and War
dazzlingreader_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
this book its a wonderful mix between non-fiction and fantasy, the stories can make you feel uneasy, disgust, love and also angry, sometimes thinking about the Buendías as a crazy family to just see them as what they really are a intricated family tree with more than just one turn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
maddyontheoffbeat's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
kathann's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Pedophilia