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A review by seanml
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'll probably have to read One Hundred Years of Solitude in a decade or two to really understand it. The book's doses of magical realism and a very spacey flowery prose, instead of creating something more fantastical, make the story much more intimate and human. This doesn't distract at all from the bloody murders, strange incest, or sexual assault. The main family we follow is not made up of good people, but they're not supposed to be either way. They are just people going through time. 7/10.
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and Colonisation