Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez

3.84 AVERAGE

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ohmygollylibby's review against another edition

4.25
dark tense medium-paced
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liberphilia's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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blueberripancake's review against another edition

4.75
dark tense medium-paced
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nicolevillarrubia's review against another edition

5.0
Este libro me atrapó desde el primer momento. Sabes, de hecho, que el protagonista va ser asesinado, pero tienes la necesidad de saber cómo pasa todo. Gabriel García Márquez escribió esta historia de tal forma que el ambiente de misterio no se pierde nunca. Pese a estar basado en hechos reales, no pierde una vena fantástica o bueno la realidad siempre supera a la ficción. El título lo deja claro pero la primera oración reafirma con lo que el lector se va encontrar. Es una crónica pero también puede ser una novela negra en que se buscan los culpables de un crimen mediante una investigación.
El profundo machismo que lleva a la muerte de Santiago Nazar es claramente es un retrato de los años 50´s en latinoamérica. El autor sabe manejar este aspecto e incluir temas políticos y religiosos dándole casi una personalidad colectiva a los habitante del pueblo.
Si pudiera le pondría más estrellas, es un libro corto pero preciso. Tiene una narración circular y va en tres líneas temporales que se van entrelazando.
Simplemente un libro que vale la pena leer completamente.
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lusbooks's review against another edition

5.0
dark funny mysterious

janademunter's review against another edition

slow-paced
hated hated hated this book

rosxs's review against another edition

5.0
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

myrtheminnen's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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newcritter's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 41%
Given how short this book is, I'm tempted to push through and mark off another country on my read around the world challenge, but that'd be the only reason. Absolutely nothing's happening in the story - it feels pointless and meandering, the writing is sexist AF, the setup is weird (why did no one stop the murder if everyone knew about it) and the reviews tell me most of my questions won't be answered. 

francodellic's review against another edition

4.0
mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes