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A review by xiindiie
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
In the midst of mundane daily life, this book tells the tales of the Buendia family and their lives in Macondo (a fictional LatAm city), including that of incest and pedophilia... People in this story were wild and freedom-loving, with loose morality (when it comes to sex). There were wars, generations and generations of the Buendia family with the same names and how those who carried the same name carried the same fate.
I started reading this book because of what I heard about it being the pioneer of the magical realism genre, with Haruki Murakami being one of the authors in the genre. I’m not sure what I think about the book, but I’ve finished it in a week. I must be, to some extent enjoy this book. Otherwise I wouldn’t be able to finish it.
One of the parts I enjoyed the most is how the Buendia family members’ reflections on their lives. Amidst the busyness of living, of the rambunctiousness, it all came to an eventual demise. And the city carried the same fate, till nothing is left.
It’s one hundred years of solitude indeed.
I started reading this book because of what I heard about it being the pioneer of the magical realism genre, with Haruki Murakami being one of the authors in the genre. I’m not sure what I think about the book, but I’ve finished it in a week. I must be, to some extent enjoy this book. Otherwise I wouldn’t be able to finish it.
One of the parts I enjoyed the most is how the Buendia family members’ reflections on their lives. Amidst the busyness of living, of the rambunctiousness, it all came to an eventual demise. And the city carried the same fate, till nothing is left.
It’s one hundred years of solitude indeed.