A review by jakluke
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Well, that was suspicious… I really wanted to love this book, but man was it a slog!
420 pages of description, very little discourse, 20 characters who were sleeping with siblings, aunties and cousins from across this world of make believe and everyone had the same name … I’m confused.
It’s a saga, spanning 100 years, but you never know how old people are or what timeline your in. I think one guy died a dozen times and then when he finally died, he came back so often that I just felt I was meeting myself coming backwards.
I sense something really beautiful in this book, but I think I will find the beauty in a future reread. I am not willing to give up on this book.
420 pages of description, very little discourse, 20 characters who were sleeping with siblings, aunties and cousins from across this world of make believe and everyone had the same name … I’m confused.
It’s a saga, spanning 100 years, but you never know how old people are or what timeline your in. I think one guy died a dozen times and then when he finally died, he came back so often that I just felt I was meeting myself coming backwards.
I sense something really beautiful in this book, but I think I will find the beauty in a future reread. I am not willing to give up on this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Gun violence