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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
language, sexual content, and didn’t like writing style
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
fast-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:
Complicated
No sé si estoy cometiendo sacrilegio al ponerle cuatro estrellas en vez de cinco. Creo que un 4.5 sería más necesario, y esa media estrella que falta es más por una apreciación muy personal que por una falla del libro en sí. "Cien años de soledad" es uno de los libros más ambiciosos que he leído, la narración es de una maestría indudable. Todas sus referencias literarias (destaco los guiños hacia [b:El siglo de las luces|59504|El siglo de las luces|Alejo Carpentier|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1354467957s/59504.jpg|416] de Carpentier, [b:La muerte de Artemio Cruz|791246|La muerte de Artemio Cruz|Carlos Fuentes|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348412133s/791246.jpg|1319779] de Fuentes y [b:Rayuela|46171|Rayuela|Julio Cortázar|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1359161390s/46171.jpg|1794732] de Cortázar), y su manejo extraordinario de los tiempos narrativos, que da la sensación de que todas las historias confluyen en un mismo lugar y que todo sucede simultáneamente.
El pero que podría ponerle es que su misma ambición no le permite detenerse demasiado en algunos aspectos que pudieron haberse explorado más, y son tantos pero tantos personajes que a veces no es posible conocerlos bien. Pero, repito, es una observación mínima.
En definitiva, un libro para poner a prueba tu incredulidad y experimentar de primera mano la lectura de un clásico universal escrito por una prodigiosa mano latinoamericana.
El pero que podría ponerle es que su misma ambición no le permite detenerse demasiado en algunos aspectos que pudieron haberse explorado más, y son tantos pero tantos personajes que a veces no es posible conocerlos bien. Pero, repito, es una observación mínima.
En definitiva, un libro para poner a prueba tu incredulidad y experimentar de primera mano la lectura de un clásico universal escrito por una prodigiosa mano latinoamericana.
genuinely unsure how this was raised as a literary masterpiece... dnf @ 25% - i'm not reading about incest bro, sorry
Got to page 16 and I was not liking it and the constant use of a slur was annoying. Also reading the reviews made me realize this is a book I’m not meant to read.
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Intimate, immersive, and mad
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have often heard this one described as a work of art or a favourite. The author has won a Nobel Prize, after all.
But, it just wasn't for me.
As much as this book wasn't my jam, the writing was beautiful. It's unique and lyrical; I had to re-read parts to make sure I understood the ugly things it was describing at times.
Those awful things? A LOT of inc3st and rap3 that I did not expect. It almost felt like a core theme. The story mostly focused on the men in the Buendía family and they didn't seem to me to have any redeeming qualities. Prone to pride, obsession, and lust, they kinda did whatever they wanted and the women in their wake tried to hold everything together.
Some of the women, though, were compelling, and I enjoyed the passages that focused on their lives. Úrsula, the matriarch, was such a complex and interesting character. Alive for nearly the whole book, she single-handedly holds everything together. I felt so much for her.
Another female character standout was Remedios the Beauty. Unapologetically weird and doing her own thing without shame, I could have read a whole book of her. She almost seems like a prototype for the unhinged women I love in fiction today.
But, it just wasn't for me.
As much as this book wasn't my jam, the writing was beautiful. It's unique and lyrical; I had to re-read parts to make sure I understood the ugly things it was describing at times.
Those awful things? A LOT of inc3st and rap3 that I did not expect. It almost felt like a core theme. The story mostly focused on the men in the Buendía family and they didn't seem to me to have any redeeming qualities. Prone to pride, obsession, and lust, they kinda did whatever they wanted and the women in their wake tried to hold everything together.
Some of the women, though, were compelling, and I enjoyed the passages that focused on their lives. Úrsula, the matriarch, was such a complex and interesting character. Alive for nearly the whole book, she single-handedly holds everything together. I felt so much for her.
Another female character standout was Remedios the Beauty. Unapologetically weird and doing her own thing without shame, I could have read a whole book of her. She almost seems like a prototype for the unhinged women I love in fiction today.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Não havia nenhum mistério no coração de um Buendía que fosse impenetrável para ela, porque um século de baralho e de experiência tinha ensinado que a história da família era uma engrenagem de repetições irreparáveis, uma roda giratória que teria continuado dando voltas até a eternidade, se não fosse o desgaste progressivo e irremediável do eixo."
Vertiginoso. Caótico. Extraordinário!
É dramático, engraçado, mágico e real.
Um pedaço maravilhoso do que há de melhor e pior na América Latina! Que retrato! A must read!
Vertiginoso. Caótico. Extraordinário!
É dramático, engraçado, mágico e real.
Um pedaço maravilhoso do que há de melhor e pior na América Latina! Que retrato! A must read!