A review by mikarala
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wanted to like this so bad, considering how often I've seen it named the greatest novel of all time, but I'm slightly embarrassed and frustrated to say I don't understand that at all. There were moments of stunning prose, but my overall impression of this novel is that it's confusing as hell. I could not keep track of who the different Jose Arcadio's and Aureliano's were. They started blending together and I just stopped caring at a certain point. Also, I didn't really understand the point of all the incest. :/