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مائة عام من العزلة by د.سليمان العطار, Gabriel García Márquez

12 reviews

katanai's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

“she became human in her solitude” damn

okay. so many thoughts but also none at all? um. when i went in to this book i definitely wasn’t expecting such dark elements such as pedophilia, incest & rape. author’s writing is so lengthy im unsure of why it took so long to get to the point. a yapper for sure. it was so wordy & not in a way that’s all the way enjoyable although you will get lost in the sauce. at the beginning, all the different ppl but sharing such similar names ground my gears bc i got confused to who was who. i can see why it’s some ppl’s favorite books but also out of all books why this one? i get it but it doesn’t mean i have to like it. in short, a novel that tells of the worst that humans can be as well our stubbornness that leads to solitude in which do we even matter at all? anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and War

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

gabrielwerthman's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, Incest, Pedophilia, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny and Self harm

eliss02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

I've read this for an university exam, I despised it so much it made me sick a few times but I constantly think about it. Despite me disliking this book it was one of those I've printed on my mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Infidelity

_cecilie_'s review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jolineliest's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, and Pregnancy

cj1234's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Classism

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The book reads me well and I was able to orient in the story, which surprised me quite a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexism, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

fanycaz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

Siempre tengo mucho que decir cuando termino de leer algo que tenga que ver con Cien Años de Soledad, ha sido el libro que ha marcado la diferencia en como me acerco a la lectura.
Este es un libro redondo, trata de responder todas las preguntas sobre la vida de cada personaje sin forzar las línes, con esto quiero decir que las relaciones entre personajes son orgánicas, aunque esto no quiera decir saludables, y deja en claro el como en la vida de ellos tanto el ambiente como las reacciones a éstas son siempre un tira y jala de motivaciones y rencores que se llevan al cabo de todas las páginas.
Una cosa que siempre me llama la atención es como se critica el machismo de GGM en sus historias; es un tema complicado porque en la novela se nota el machismo de su tiempo, porque es algo que él entendía en su ambiente, no pienso que degrade a las mujeres en su novela, porque cada uno de los personajes tiene tantos defectos que sería imposible separarlos por solo su género, pero es verdad que tiende a describir a algunos de sus personajes femeninos objetivizándolas.

La historia es muy diferente siempre que la leo, pero aunque se levanten sentimientos cada capítulo, la parte donde la historia se vuelve cruel es a partir de la llegada de los gringos a Macondo, porque describe con mucho detalle el maltrato y colonialismo moderno que se vive en latinoamerica.

Me encanta como ahora que la he leído de nuevo, puedo recordar y conectar mejor los puntos de quiebre de cada personaje e incluso entender mejor las razones de sus acciones, que no siempre eran acorde a lo que decían, cada uno de los que participan en la historia son muy emocionales, todo el tiempo se dejan llevar por sus emociones más profundas, ésto se ve sobre todo en Amaranta, que fue en su vejez lo más transparente que pudo en todos sus sentimientos.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Self harm

crescentpages's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, and War

catapocalypse's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective 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

There is so, so much to say about this book.

First, I can't believe how seldom its humor is brought up by others! There's a lot of focus placed on the heavy, cynical, serious elements, but there's also many absurd and silly and tongue-in-cheek and clever elements!

Even while mixing all those things, García Márquez subtly shifts the feel of the narrative as it progresses. Mind, this is an entirely character-driven story, with little to no real plot beyond the lifespan of the Buendía family and their town of Macondo. Folks who prefer plot-driven stories may find this book incredibly boring! But as time passes, the family, town, and narrative itself seem to shift and mature in a way. The beginnings of all three feature many fantastic elements. There are flights of fancy viewed with an almost childlike wonder. Time feels more sprawling.

But as things progress, they become more grounded in reality (though never entirely), and more serious events and concerns pop up. The little town of Macondo starts without even a mayor, but gradually sees Colonel Aureliano Buendía's war, the influence of foreign colonizing powers, and the high tension of the banana company worker strikes. Time gradually speeds up to the hurricane pace of the ending.

Across this lifespan of the Buendía family and Macondo, there's a lot going on, and García Márquez brilliantly connects all of it together. Even fanciful elements are not careless. I feel it has high reread value, and might even consider an immediate reread if I didn't have so much else to get to right now.

I do have some warnings. While the narrative is fairly linear in time, there are some overlapping points where events are retraced when the focus has moved between characters. This isn't so bad, so long as you can keep track of the many similarly-named ones. I recommend an edition that provides a family tree, like that from Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

There are also many Content Warnings, some rather significant, so please check out those listed for the book on its entry!

The prevalence of some of this, especially of the incest and problematic relationships between adults and minors, will definitely turn off some readers, which is valid! I was conflicted on its inclusion the entire way through, but ultimately, I think it ties into the presentation of the Buendía family as being deeply flawed. Let's face it, Úrsula was probably right about everything all along.

I'm sure there are even further layers I'm not fathoming. I do think that this book fully deserves its status as a classic, and I will absolutely read more Gabriel García Márquez. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, Vomit, and Cannibalism