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midwifereading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Ultimately, he's a brilliant and beautiful writer, but his subject matter is disturbing, his characters impossible to like, and his style is very difficult to follow at times.
That said, I pulled up the Wikipedia page outlining the plot and characters, which really helped me follow the story much more easily, especially because all the characters have the same three names!!! That family tree came in handy.
This story wanders all over the place, and is supposedly an allegory of sorts about Columbian society, classes, elites, and politics. No wonder I don't get it. I know nothing about Columbia. Although I now wish I did know something!
There is some stunning visual imagery, especially surrounding death. (Yellow butterflies, any one?) Th characters are vivid, but don't quite feel real, though I assume they're not supposed to.
Anyway, this book is enough to tell me I probably don't like multi-generational family sagas, because never want to read anything like it again.
100 Years of Solitude may be considered an international masterpiece, but couldn't it have been told without all the incest and pedophilia? Maybe?
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Child death, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Death, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Gaslighting
Have some other resources handy to help you understand it.listette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I see why it is a classic and recommend everyone reads it at least once to know what’s it all about.
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Grief, and Alcohol
kmuttschall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Mass/school shootings
solusipse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Rape, Misogyny, War, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Infertility, Mental illness, Hate crime, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship
cvturner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Police brutality, Genocide, Incest, War, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Adult/minor relationship
harrirl0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Colonisation, and Incest
ppp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, War, and Dementia
Moderate: Animal death, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content
chasekj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death, Grief, Incest, and War
Best for those who enjoy having to really think about what they're readingwarmrats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, and War
miayukino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, War, Sexual content, Child death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Death of parent, Animal death, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Religious bigotry, Racism, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Excrement