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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
No
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
No voy a negar ni admitir que leí este libro por todas las veces que fue mencionado en Looking For Alaska.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Esta novela es un retrato crudo de Simón Bolívar, humano, debilitado por la enfermedad y lleno de angustias. Escrita hermosamente, nos muestra la cara más cruel del poder y de un Libertador que sacrificó todo por su patria. Nos muestra sus sueños, sus ilusiones, sus arrepentimientos y pesadillas que lo persiguen en lo que sería su último viaje. Aunque el autor a veces cede a la tentación de sobrecargar la narrativa de datos históricos que no siempre aportan a la psiquis del personaje o a la trama, esta es otra obra bien escrita y documentada de García Márquez, que nos ayuda a adentrarnos a nuestra historia latinoamericana.
Part fanfic, part political statement, more great than good.
Buen libro. Me gusta mucho, mucho leer a García Márquez. Logró que leyera, interesadamente, sobre Bolívar, de quien nunca he sido seguidora. Me hizo verlo, por primera vez, no como el personaje de El Libertador, sino como alguien real, un ser humano (en sufrimiento).
3.5
Not my favourite Marquez but still stunning. Love his prose. Brings a smile to my face. The smatterings of dialogues are like masterful strokes of a literary paintbrush. I’m glad he can still blow me away.
Not my favourite Marquez but still stunning. Love his prose. Brings a smile to my face. The smatterings of dialogues are like masterful strokes of a literary paintbrush. I’m glad he can still blow me away.
“He was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes and his dreams was at that moment reaching the finish line. The rest was darkness. “Damn it,” he sighed. “How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!”
Found this book due to John Green’s Looking for Alaska, and found the analogies and similarities interesting between the two; an enjoyable and interesting read from a man full of suffering.
Found this book due to John Green’s Looking for Alaska, and found the analogies and similarities interesting between the two; an enjoyable and interesting read from a man full of suffering.
informative
reflective