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davidvlopz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Incest, Eating disorder, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Gore, and Suicide
Minor: Misogyny and Self harm
eliss02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, War, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Cursing, Dementia, and Incest
Moderate: Infidelity
_cecilie_'s review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and War
jolineliest's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Body shaming, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Death, Grief, Incest, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Self harm, and Pregnancy
cj1234's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Minor: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Eating disorder, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Torture, Classism, Death, War, and Abandonment
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
Moderate: Colonisation, Sexism, Miscarriage, War, Self harm, and Death
Minor: Homophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Child death
fanycaz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Este es un libro redondo, trata de responder todas las preguntas sobre la vida de cada personaje sin forzar las línes, con esto quiero decir que las relaciones entre personajes son orgánicas, aunque esto no quiera decir saludables, y deja en claro el como en la vida de ellos tanto el ambiente como las reacciones a éstas son siempre un tira y jala de motivaciones y rencores que se llevan al cabo de todas las páginas.
Una cosa que siempre me llama la atención es como se critica el machismo de GGM en sus historias; es un tema complicado porque en la novela se nota el machismo de su tiempo, porque es algo que él entendía en su ambiente, no pienso que degrade a las mujeres en su novela, porque cada uno de los personajes tiene tantos defectos que sería imposible separarlos por solo su género, pero es verdad que tiende a describir a algunos de sus personajes femeninos objetivizándolas.
La historia es muy diferente siempre que la leo, pero aunque se levanten sentimientos cada capítulo, la parte donde la historia se vuelve cruel es a partir de la llegada de los gringos a Macondo, porque describe con mucho detalle el maltrato y colonialismo moderno que se vive en latinoamerica.
Me encanta como ahora que la he leído de nuevo, puedo recordar y conectar mejor los puntos de quiebre de cada personaje e incluso entender mejor las razones de sus acciones, que no siempre eran acorde a lo que decían, cada uno de los que participan en la historia son muy emocionales, todo el tiempo se dejan llevar por sus emociones más profundas, ésto se ve sobre todo en Amaranta, que fue en su vejez lo más transparente que pudo en todos sus sentimientos.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Incest
crescentpages's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War
catapocalypse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
First, I can't believe how seldom its humor is brought up by others! There's a lot of focus placed on the heavy, cynical, serious elements, but there's also many absurd and silly and tongue-in-cheek and clever elements!
Even while mixing all those things, García Márquez subtly shifts the feel of the narrative as it progresses. Mind, this is an entirely character-driven story, with little to no real plot beyond the lifespan of the Buendía family and their town of Macondo. Folks who prefer plot-driven stories may find this book incredibly boring! But as time passes, the family, town, and narrative itself seem to shift and mature in a way. The beginnings of all three feature many fantastic elements. There are flights of fancy viewed with an almost childlike wonder. Time feels more sprawling.
But as things progress, they become more grounded in reality (though never entirely), and more serious events and concerns pop up. The little town of Macondo starts without even a mayor, but gradually sees Colonel Aureliano Buendía's war, the influence of foreign colonizing powers, and the high tension of the banana company worker strikes. Time gradually speeds up to the hurricane pace of the ending.
Across this lifespan of the Buendía family and Macondo, there's a lot going on, and García Márquez brilliantly connects all of it together. Even fanciful elements are not careless. I feel it has high reread value, and might even consider an immediate reread if I didn't have so much else to get to right now.
I do have some warnings. While the narrative is fairly linear in time, there are some overlapping points where events are retraced when the focus has moved between characters. This isn't so bad, so long as you can keep track of the many similarly-named ones. I recommend an edition that provides a family tree, like that from Harper Perennial Modern Classics.
There are also many Content Warnings, some rather significant, so please check out those listed for the book on its entry!
The prevalence of some of this, especially of the incest and problematic relationships between adults and minors, will definitely turn off some readers, which is valid! I was conflicted on its inclusion the entire way through, but ultimately, I think it ties into the presentation of the Buendía family as being deeply flawed. Let's face it, Úrsula was probably right about everything all along.
I'm sure there are even further layers I'm not fathoming. I do think that this book fully deserves its status as a classic, and I will absolutely read more Gabriel García Márquez.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, and Trafficking
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cannibalism, Homophobia, and Vomit
roniboi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Child death, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Police brutality
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Confinement
Minor: Suicide and Self harm