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apk98's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
alisarae's review against another edition
After I read 100 Years of Solitude I thought that GGM just wasn't for me. Though I like the playful humor and lighthearted irony attributed to his influence (thinking here of The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli), the story itself I found numbingly dull. I am glad I gave him another chance. Chronicle of a Death Foretold is short and the first person perspective of an investigator worked better for me.
The flowing, conversational narration tells such a good story, and pulls a veil over the story's deep violence. Humanity's culpability is on full display, no characters are left sinless. One of the things I liked about this story is the authentic humanity of the characters, like "that is exactly what humans would do!" There are no saints nor heroes, as much as the characters are surrounded by iconography and imagine themselves to be so. That we can laugh at recognizing ourselves is what brings such beauty and grace to GGM's stories.
The flowing, conversational narration tells such a good story, and pulls a veil over the story's deep violence. Humanity's culpability is on full display, no characters are left sinless. One of the things I liked about this story is the authentic humanity of the characters, like "that is exactly what humans would do!" There are no saints nor heroes, as much as the characters are surrounded by iconography and imagine themselves to be so. That we can laugh at recognizing ourselves is what brings such beauty and grace to GGM's stories.
parreira007's review against another edition
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.5
martinaruffov's review against another edition
5.0
Dios, me ha encantado. Crónica de una muerte anunciada es un libro sumamente fascinante. Durante todo el libro la tensión y la duda me estaban consumiendo y aunque yo sabía que iba a pasar, me tenía con los nervios a flor de piel. Ahora que lo acabo de terminar me ha dejado realmente impresionada, juro que aún no lo digiero. La impotencia que siento por todo lo que le ocurre a Santiago y todo lo que el pueblo no hace me come las entrañas.
Me encanta la crítica social que hace, el como a pesar de que todos sabían qué iba a pasar, nadie hizo nada y luego solo ponían escudas para no quedar mal. La verdad es que eso no está muy alejado de la realidad.
Este libro es mi primera vez leyendo realismo mágico y a Gabriel García Márquez y tengo que afirmar que estoy encantada y no hay duda de que leeré más libros de este movimiento y este autor.
Me encanta la crítica social que hace, el como a pesar de que todos sabían qué iba a pasar, nadie hizo nada y luego solo ponían escudas para no quedar mal. La verdad es que eso no está muy alejado de la realidad.
Este libro es mi primera vez leyendo realismo mágico y a Gabriel García Márquez y tengo que afirmar que estoy encantada y no hay duda de que leeré más libros de este movimiento y este autor.
biancahartley's review against another edition
Not for me. (Also, are we meant to be sad that this freak died?)
santidieg03's review against another edition
2.0
no se que esperaba no se si tendria q haber tenido algo mas Serían 2 estrellas y media pero no puedo ponerlas aca piensen q es 2 y media