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poercelain's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
blegborgberg's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mrs_bonaventure's review against another edition
4.0
Why four stars and not five for so celebrated a book? Just because I found it very hard to settle into, and sometimes hard to persevere.
However - once in - the lure of the town in the jungle is persuasive. Big and baggy, lyrical and louche, endless and suddenly finite, the book drew me in.
I could talk about the characters .. suffice it to say of all the multiple Aurelianos, it was Aureliano Segundo who embodied life in all its squalor and splendour, for me.
Other than that - I suspect it is both out of time, and very much of its time. It embodies a hundred years of South American history, and can’t really see the future. Some of it is hard to read today. But it was true then.
A masterpiece. Do we say that anymore? It sounds so twentieth century.
However - once in - the lure of the town in the jungle is persuasive. Big and baggy, lyrical and louche, endless and suddenly finite, the book drew me in.
I could talk about the characters .. suffice it to say of all the multiple Aurelianos, it was Aureliano Segundo who embodied life in all its squalor and splendour, for me.
Other than that - I suspect it is both out of time, and very much of its time. It embodies a hundred years of South American history, and can’t really see the future. Some of it is hard to read today. But it was true then.
A masterpiece. Do we say that anymore? It sounds so twentieth century.
kfmarback's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
yazzzzberry's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
amatos's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
readvin's review against another edition
challenging
funny
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lylola's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ch_c__'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
4.75
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