One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez with Gregory Rabassa (Translator)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced

416 pages | first published 1967

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Gabriel García Márquez's finest and most famous work, the Nobel Prize-winning One Hundred Years of Solitude chronicles, through the course of a century, life in Macondo and the lives of six Buendía generations-from José Arcadio and Úrsula, through...
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Moods

reflective 66%
challenging 58%
mysterious 45%
emotional 38%
adventurous 35%
dark 25%
sad 24%
funny 20%
inspiring 10%
tense 9%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 4%
informative 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 29%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 54% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 25% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

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