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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
inspiring
medium-paced
Overall: 5/5 stars (It's a masterpiece), Rated R
Elevator Pitch: The narrator recounts a tragic murder which occurred despite several people being warned of it beforehand.
A short book (90 pages) will get a short review. This novella was riveting despite its intentional lack of suspense. The first sentence gets you quickly to a curious, "How did this happen?" and as the story progresses your reaction gradually changes to a horrified, "How did this happen?" The fact that so much is conveyed thematically in so short a volume is ludicrous; you really feel after it all that you've been given a complete picture of the community's soul, hypocrisies and all. Especially moving was the final scene between the prospective husband and wife. The capstone of it all, however, is in the very last pages when the event is finally described in its entirety. To learn after the fact (as I did) that the story is based on a real event from Gabriel Garcia Marquez's youth is astounding.
Elevator Pitch: The narrator recounts a tragic murder which occurred despite several people being warned of it beforehand.
A short book (90 pages) will get a short review. This novella was riveting despite its intentional lack of suspense. The first sentence gets you quickly to a curious, "How did this happen?" and as the story progresses your reaction gradually changes to a horrified, "How did this happen?" The fact that so much is conveyed thematically in so short a volume is ludicrous; you really feel after it all that you've been given a complete picture of the community's soul, hypocrisies and all. Especially moving was the final scene between the prospective husband and wife. The capstone of it all, however, is in the very last pages when the event is finally described in its entirety. To learn after the fact (as I did) that the story is based on a real event from Gabriel Garcia Marquez's youth is astounding.
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Márquez paints a raw and intense view of human nature, which left me in utter shock on the final page.
No recuerdo muy buen de que se trataba el libro, pero como me lo hicieron leer en el colegio, poca atencion e interes le preste. Es una de esas obras que lamentamos que se nos haya obligado a leer cuando jovenes, porque asi perdemos el interes en la lectura.
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
¿Por qué te describen hasta de que color eran las plumas de la gallina que los vecinos iban a matar para el almuerzo?
Anyways, Ángela es el verdadero girlboss, gaslight, gatekeep.
«Lo único que le rogaba a Dios es que me diera valor para matarme —me dijo Ángela Vicario—. Pero no me lo dio.» We stan a relatable queen ig
Anyways, Ángela es el verdadero girlboss, gaslight, gatekeep.
«Lo único que le rogaba a Dios es que me diera valor para matarme —me dijo Ángela Vicario—. Pero no me lo dio.» We stan a relatable queen ig
Simple yet magical! From the opening line to the last, I found myself completely immersed in this world!
magical realism murder mystery where you already know who the murderers are. it’s an interesting premise, but i don’t think márquez is at his best here, sadly. the style of the story is told reminiscent to how a police report would read, which leads to very fast and concrete knowledge in a genre usually unconcerned with objective facts and details. the murder when described is grisly and frankly kinda cool, but something about the story just felt off the entire time, i sadly wasn’t as enchanted as i have been in the past with this one. maybe a reread is in order, as it’s a pretty short novel.