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purplehulk713's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book is so beautiful, but it must be understood in the context of Latin American history otherwise it might seem really dense beyond its very poetic prose. Which it still can be at times. However, even though he doesn’t necessarily mean to be, GarcÃa Márquez is often incredibly funny in his writings. He said things likeÂ
The decrepit lawyers dressed in black who during other times had besieged Colonel Aureliano BuendÃa and who now were controlled by the banana company dismissed those demands with decisions that seemed like acts of magic.
and
Fernanda viewed her as an undesirable witness of her shame and lamented the fact that they had abandoned the medieval custom of hanging a messenger who bore bad news.
Let’s take a journey to Macondo, Colombia and visit the BuendÃa family.
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Death, Violence, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Incest and Xenophobia
bootrat's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I found this book to be a very strange read. At times I loved it, and at times I found it completely indecipherable and very hard going. I lost track of which character was which, which time period we were in, and where we were within the story quite frequently. However I found it really interesting and intriguing.
I think the fact that I listened to the audiobook made it even more confusing, as I couldn't flick back to previous pages when I lost the thread of the story.
Overall I think I enjoyed this book, but it was quite confusing. I may come back to it and try reading a physical copy, as I think it has potential to be a book I really like.
I think the fact that I listened to the audiobook made it even more confusing, as I couldn't flick back to previous pages when I lost the thread of the story.
Overall I think I enjoyed this book, but it was quite confusing. I may come back to it and try reading a physical copy, as I think it has potential to be a book I really like.
Moderate: Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and War
Minor: Death, Dementia, Racism, Colonisation, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Sexual content
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