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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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blau_elmo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is a masterpiece. The last line gave me actual chills.

Marquez writes about the family of Buendiás with such intricacy and reality, despite its themes of magical realism, that the characters feel so entirely human and relatable in spite of their, at times, caricature-like characteristics. Inspired by actual happenings in Colombia, the pervading theme of solitude in a wide array of forms is deeply moving and nuanced. Each family member has a moving story, all ending in relative tragedy.

The world that I had been transported into by reading this book will not leave my mind any time soon, so compelling and gripping the imagery and narrative is. Truly one of the greatest books in all of literature.

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chrismisseve's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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theincrediblemaja's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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listette's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is my first book by Marquez and it will definitely not be the last. There were a lot of great themes and funny parts in this book that I don’t really even know what I should say about it.

I see why it is a classic and recommend everyone reads it at least once to know what’s it all about.

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mariavdl's review against another edition

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dark

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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circleofgrace's review

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adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

There’s a reason this book is so beloved. It is rare to find a book which drags your mind and heart so thoroughly into all the beautiful and complex parts of being alive. No matter how flawed the characters are (and they are very flawed) you are always hoping that the next time things will get better, you celebrate their small wins and feel their devastation. When reading this book a slow creeping thought comes to you, making you wonder if your life is as cyclical and fate bound as the Buendia’s, are we all destined for the same fate? Contextually, Márquez roots into the very heart of some of society’s best and worst features - it can aggravate you seeing how ignorant we can be, and uplift you to see the communalism and naive hopefullness we can share.

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elaba25's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

One Hundred Years of Solitude explores the creation, development, and eventual destruction of the town of Macondo and the Buendía family. It certainly is a difficult read to get started on with the strange magical realist imagery, dense prose, themes of incest, and violence. However, Marquez masterfully crafts a story packed full of complex commentary on war, communism, capitalism, fate, the cycle and erasure of history, and more. Every sentence he writes is written beautifully and adds another layer of depth to the story. I, however, do intend to look into critics work regarding Marquez’s exotification of Latin America which may alter my opinions.

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