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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“So stop doing us the favor of telling us what we should do,” he concluded. “Don’t attempt to teach us how we should be, don’t attempt to make us just like you, don’t try to have us do well in twenty years what you have done so badly in two thousand.” Simon Bolivar
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Simon Bolivar was a leader by Venezuela who led multiple countries and he liberated all of those countries (Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama from the Spanish Empire. It was the reason why he was called the Liberator. He resigned in 1830 and was going to Europe but he died before going to Cartageno.
The General in His Labyrinth tells the story of his last months, his voyage and his eventual death. Even though The General aka Bolivar is in the focus of the book. The story is told by his butler, Jose Palacios.
The last months of Simon Bolivar is told by Marquez with such eloquence and insight that you may think that Marquez time travelled and was with Bolivar. His detailed research and his talent as a writer truly shine in the pages of The General in His Labyrinth.
This is also the book that you may remember as a reference from the book, Looking for Alaska by John Green.
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Simon Bolivar was a leader by Venezuela who led multiple countries and he liberated all of those countries (Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama from the Spanish Empire. It was the reason why he was called the Liberator. He resigned in 1830 and was going to Europe but he died before going to Cartageno.
The General in His Labyrinth tells the story of his last months, his voyage and his eventual death. Even though The General aka Bolivar is in the focus of the book. The story is told by his butler, Jose Palacios.
The last months of Simon Bolivar is told by Marquez with such eloquence and insight that you may think that Marquez time travelled and was with Bolivar. His detailed research and his talent as a writer truly shine in the pages of The General in His Labyrinth.
This is also the book that you may remember as a reference from the book, Looking for Alaska by John Green.
As always, Marquez excels in writing the inexorable tortuous nature of human stubbornness. He has the perfect subject in Simon Bolivar, and pays a fitting and dignified tribute to the General of the Americas.
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Tell me it's never too late to die of love"
It's been almost 8 years since I first read 'Looking for Alaska', and became aware of the labyrinth of Simon Bolivar. I have no real knowledge of the South American Wars of Independence, but ultimately, I don't think that mattered. This book was the last days of a man, weighed down by the trappings of living such as life as he. How do you go about reconciling the slow, inexorable walk towards your death? Do you rage against it? Do you accept it? Do you go out in a blaze of glory? I do not know what the labyrinth the General faced in those final moments, nor the labyrinth Alaska faced in hers. It's a fair assumption to say I don't know what my personal labyrinth is. However, it's about the journey before it's about the destination, so let me wander in this labyrinth a little longer before giving me all the answers.
It's been almost 8 years since I first read 'Looking for Alaska', and became aware of the labyrinth of Simon Bolivar. I have no real knowledge of the South American Wars of Independence, but ultimately, I don't think that mattered. This book was the last days of a man, weighed down by the trappings of living such as life as he. How do you go about reconciling the slow, inexorable walk towards your death? Do you rage against it? Do you accept it? Do you go out in a blaze of glory? I do not know what the labyrinth the General faced in those final moments, nor the labyrinth Alaska faced in hers. It's a fair assumption to say I don't know what my personal labyrinth is. However, it's about the journey before it's about the destination, so let me wander in this labyrinth a little longer before giving me all the answers.
Como siempre, la forma de narrar de Gabo es maravillosa, pero la historia no ha acabado de llegarme como lo han hecho otros de sus libros, y a rato se me ha hecho pesado.
Con su estilo literario único, y gran maestría de la lengua castellana, García Márquez pone al lector en posición de una especie de sombra permanente del libertador Simón Bolívar en sus últimos y endiablados días. Por extensión y por asociación, el General en su Laberinto nos hace reflexionar sobre la situación geopolítica y social del mundo presente, en el que priman los continuados esfuerzos de los imperios transnacionales por controlar las riquezas de la Tierra,sin consideración alguna por las vidas o la sangre de los millones de seres humanos que aniquilan como animales, sin parar—por milenios, siglos, año tras año, día a día. Hay que leerlo. Excelente! 4/5 ⭐
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was dif from anything I’ve read before of Gabo not sure if I liked it enough
El primer libro que leo de García Marquez, pude disfrutarlo bastante por su narrativa romántica que evoca la vida del general y sus degrasias. Siento que vale la pena explorar a este Bolivar atormentado
The first book i read of Garcia Marquez, i was able of to really enjoy because of its romantic narrative that evokes the life of the general and his misfortunes. I feel that is worth exploring this tormented Bolivar
The first book i read of Garcia Marquez, i was able of to really enjoy because of its romantic narrative that evokes the life of the general and his misfortunes. I feel that is worth exploring this tormented Bolivar
Slightly frustrating at time, and it would have been great to know a bit more about the history, but overall this was lovely. Marquez has this wonderful ability to turn everything magical. It’s all steeped in this kind of mystical aura, with things staying grounded but just veering ever so slightly into the fantastical. And he writes so well about death. There’s something so tragic about the way he writes degradation and entropy, and it’s wonderful and sad and sort of perfect. A lovely read.