A review by kimmyp
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

3.0

Spoilers. I’ve been meaning to get around to this classic for awhile. I listened to the audiobook, which I liked. It had an interesting tone. It covered fifty years, and big heavy topics like death and love and heartache, but the story was told in such a matter of fact way that it didn’t really feel emotional at all. I think that also made it more difficult to become invested in the characters and they didn’t come off as very likable. I wish the author would have left out the part of the story where Florentino groomed and started a “relationship” with a young girl (14, maybe younger when it started). I realize this is supposed to be a different time, but I lost all the compassion I had for that character after that. I think they casually mention that he also cornered his maid and raped her that resulted in her getting pregnant, but he paid her off and she stayed on and even took care of him when he hurt himself falling down the stairs. All this is mentioned just in passing within a few sentences. The writing was good, so still an overall enjoyable read, but with some pretty big issues.