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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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madeupclub's review against another edition

1.0

Just not for me. Couldn't keep up with who was who and how they were connected. Maybe that was the point and I did enjoy it more after I stopped consulting the family tree every line to try and keep up

sarahstoltman's review against another edition

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3.0

beautifully written and obviously a landmark in spanish literature but wow this was hard to get through. i gave up trying to distinguish the characters and i think it enhanced the dreamy disconnected feeling. also why is everyone doing incest. love the girl eating dirt when she’s upset

megancadigan's review against another edition

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5.0

When I was in middle school, I decided to try and read the Bible for fun. Genesis, the first chapter, shocked me with the descriptions of cattle, children, family lineages, and people living to seven hundred years old. This book brought me right back to that moment of awe in which I realized that time is entirely a construct of our own experiences. Garcia Marquez is such a pointed writer—never a word in excess—but can also evoke the long, winding way in which life passes us by so quickly and so slowly. At times, there were so many details that I would miss key points only to have consistent call backs to previous memories years in the book’s future. If you’re looking for something to make you feel like time is running in a circle, consider One Hundred Years of Solitude for your next read. You might walk out of it thinking ghosts are real.

kiranayt's review against another edition

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5.0

Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent!

nmjacques's review against another edition

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4.0

This book is dense with information and characters. I found myself frequently needing to refer back to a family tree printed in the introduction. At times I was exhausted. In the end, I was in awe. What a remarkable story.