moss_005's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Incest, War, and Colonisation
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Pedophilia
eliss02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, War, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Cursing, Dementia, and Incest
Moderate: Infidelity
noonjinx's review against another edition
- 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
It tells the story of seven generations of the Buendia family living in the remote Colombian town of Macondo. The family history is tied to the founding, growing, modernising and ultimate decay of the town. It really shouldn’t be so compelling because there are less than a hundred pages per generation, but it’s so beautifully written (and translated by Gregory Rabassa) that I couldn’t put it down. I don’t think there’s one sentence out of place in 400 pages.
In a single page it can jump between funny, sad and horrific. The tone and the magical realism are mesmerising and there is something delightful on every page. I loved the stories of prophesies, ghosts, magical plagues and hundred and fifty year old characters who turn up again when you’re least expecting them.
I don’t think I’ll ever forget the feeling I had when I suddenly realised where the ending was heading.
Definitely one I’ll come back to in the future.
Moderate: War and Incest
Minor: Murder
laserdiscreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Cannibalism, Grief, Incest, Murder, Sexual content, Child death, Forced institutionalization, War, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Abandonment, Violence, Death, and Infidelity
karl_glaurung's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Infidelity
joanabryant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Genocide, Police brutality, Incest, Rape, War, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mass/school shootings, and Adult/minor relationship
msbug18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Incest and Pedophilia
tencurse's review against another edition
At first, it was charming. A little bit confusing with the names sometimes, so I had to pay a little more attention to it. But coming from a Filipino background, it wasn't really that confusing to me. The "magical realism" of it was really great, and having it contained to the small town of Macondo was really interesting to me.
However. At one point, there just wasn't enough of the magical realism that I liked for me to finish this book. At one point, there were more icks that I just did not like. This is probably a matter of taste, I guess, and from a literary point of view, perhaps it is intentional to show how messed up the Buendia family is. I think I would have appreciated that stuff a little more if there were actual consequences to their actions rather than just it being "that happened" and then moving on.
Graphic: Pedophilia and Incest
balaenoptera's review against another edition
Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
gaby_inz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Cursing, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Child death, Infidelity, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide attempt, War, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
Moderate: Genocide, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, and Misogyny