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__ommommoo's review against another edition
5.0
Tipo NYTimes: desgarradora, sorprendente, genial, estupenda.
Hace un año acabé este libro. Y me sigue generando el mismo “maravillamiento”. Me produce los chills en el pecho. Y me dan ganas de llorar y hacer pataleta en el piso como si tuviera tres años.
Eu no comprendo cómo es que hay personas que dicen que García Márquez es de lo más tedioso, absurdo e incomprensible. Esta es una obra maestra, y me voy a los traques con el que sea.
“Sin embargo, antes de llegar al verso final ya había comprendido que no saldría jamás de ese cuarto, pues estaba previsto que la ciudad de los espejos (o los espejismos) sería arrasada por el viento y desterrada de la memoria de los hombres en el instante en que Aureliano Babilonia acabara de descifrar los pergaminos, y que todo lo escrito en ellos era irrepetible desde siempre y para siempre, porque las estirpes condenadas a cien años de soledad no tenían una segunda oportunidad sobre la tierra” (García Márquez, 1997, p. 403-404).
B*tch I-
Hace un año acabé este libro. Y me sigue generando el mismo “maravillamiento”. Me produce los chills en el pecho. Y me dan ganas de llorar y hacer pataleta en el piso como si tuviera tres años.
Eu no comprendo cómo es que hay personas que dicen que García Márquez es de lo más tedioso, absurdo e incomprensible. Esta es una obra maestra, y me voy a los traques con el que sea.
“Sin embargo, antes de llegar al verso final ya había comprendido que no saldría jamás de ese cuarto, pues estaba previsto que la ciudad de los espejos (o los espejismos) sería arrasada por el viento y desterrada de la memoria de los hombres en el instante en que Aureliano Babilonia acabara de descifrar los pergaminos, y que todo lo escrito en ellos era irrepetible desde siempre y para siempre, porque las estirpes condenadas a cien años de soledad no tenían una segunda oportunidad sobre la tierra” (García Márquez, 1997, p. 403-404).
B*tch I-
treads1325's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
stelhan's review against another edition
1.0
I’ve been sitting on this book for months trying to put into words and rationalise my deep feeling of hatred towards it, especially the storyline of Remedios the beauty which made me feel physically ill. I felt like I was the only person in the world that felt this way that I must be wrong to feel this so I did further research trying to understand why people liked this book.
Quote from spark notes about Remedios the beauty’s role in this book:
“She functions, then, not as a living person within the novel, but simply as a symbol of the beautiful innocence that Macondo has lost—an innocence similar to that of Adam and Eve before they ate the forbidden fruit and gained knowledge of nakedness and sin. Remedios the Beauty sees nakedness as the only natural way to walk around the house. In the tainted world of modern Macondo, corrupted by too much knowledge and technology, Remedios is a relic and a reminder of the past. It comes as a tragic realization that she is, in fact, too pure for the world, and she simply floats skyward and disappears, presumably summoned back into the heavens.”
To portray a disabled woman as a symbol of “innocence” and “too pure for this world” is insanely ableist and despicable, in a world where male abusers prey on disabled women because they believe exactly those two things. To portray a disabled woman as an object, as less than human and then kill her off because she “doesn’t belong in this world” is horrific.
It’s genuinely disheartening and scary to see so many people read, praise and leave rave reviews for this book but no one even recognise the way in which Márquez García uses a disabled woman as a plot device and completely dehumanised her. Frankly, it speaks to the absurd ableism in our society.
This saddens me as Márquez García’s work is very impressive in other areas of the book, specifically when focusing on imperialism, history and writing about men.
Quote from spark notes about Remedios the beauty’s role in this book:
“She functions, then, not as a living person within the novel, but simply as a symbol of the beautiful innocence that Macondo has lost—an innocence similar to that of Adam and Eve before they ate the forbidden fruit and gained knowledge of nakedness and sin. Remedios the Beauty sees nakedness as the only natural way to walk around the house. In the tainted world of modern Macondo, corrupted by too much knowledge and technology, Remedios is a relic and a reminder of the past. It comes as a tragic realization that she is, in fact, too pure for the world, and she simply floats skyward and disappears, presumably summoned back into the heavens.”
To portray a disabled woman as a symbol of “innocence” and “too pure for this world” is insanely ableist and despicable, in a world where male abusers prey on disabled women because they believe exactly those two things. To portray a disabled woman as an object, as less than human and then kill her off because she “doesn’t belong in this world” is horrific.
It’s genuinely disheartening and scary to see so many people read, praise and leave rave reviews for this book but no one even recognise the way in which Márquez García uses a disabled woman as a plot device and completely dehumanised her. Frankly, it speaks to the absurd ableism in our society.
This saddens me as Márquez García’s work is very impressive in other areas of the book, specifically when focusing on imperialism, history and writing about men.
ramonaventuranza's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
lajambonnade's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
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
dnietoperafan's review against another edition
4.0
I am Colombian, so of course I had to read this book. I read Gabriel García Márquez in school, and I always had a hard time reading his books. But now that I’m older, I fully appreciated this book.
Not only does it capture a Colombian family in such a way that it gave me nostalgia, but it also makes the reader wonder and live all the magical and fantastical things happening in the town of Macondo. Of course, I read the book in Spanish, and I just have to say that the writing is beautiful. The adjectives used make the book come alive.
Also, the repetition of names gave me such a warm feeling. Many foreigners think it’s stupid to name every other character the same, but to me it was a reality. How many Juan’s are there in Colombia? How many Felipe’s? It just made sense to me. Nevertheless, I would recommend having the family tree close to you while reading the book. That led me every time I got lost, or had a question about someone.
Overall, I’m really glad I read this book. The ending gave me chills. And it was a great experience.
Not only does it capture a Colombian family in such a way that it gave me nostalgia, but it also makes the reader wonder and live all the magical and fantastical things happening in the town of Macondo. Of course, I read the book in Spanish, and I just have to say that the writing is beautiful. The adjectives used make the book come alive.
Also, the repetition of names gave me such a warm feeling. Many foreigners think it’s stupid to name every other character the same, but to me it was a reality. How many Juan’s are there in Colombia? How many Felipe’s? It just made sense to me. Nevertheless, I would recommend having the family tree close to you while reading the book. That led me every time I got lost, or had a question about someone.
Overall, I’m really glad I read this book. The ending gave me chills. And it was a great experience.
galaheadh's review against another edition
sadly have to let this one go for now as i have to go to caernarfon and stealing books is both illegal and wrong
mlacyyy's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
2.75