Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez

3.84 AVERAGE

madeleine_henderson23's review against another edition

3.5
dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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alineh's review against another edition

4.5
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jyoti_03's review against another edition

3.75
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

mistermeek's review against another edition

1.25
dark sad 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: Complicated
This book makes no sense. There are various points where quotes are made that it seems the author is being meta but the whole book is like an ADHD kid, strung out on sugar, telling you everything with nothing being important in their storytelling.
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leissa098's review against another edition

3.0
mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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sofsanzz's review against another edition

2.0
Que porro hay que fumarse para entender esto?

booklover_inprague's review against another edition

5.0
mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

macdines's review against another edition

3.5
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lagranvacacosmica's review against another edition

4.0
Mis sospechas se cumplieron, es un libro muy bueno pero no lo he disfrutado. Quiero aclarar de antemano que no es por su estructura, de hecho "El túnel" de Ernesto Sábato lo he disfrutado muchísimo mas y lo considero de una calidad similar. Sino que aprendí que no disfruto la prosa del autor colombiano, me es difícil no caer dormido ante el cada vez que lo leo

Mas allá de eso esta muy bien narrado, bien descripto, con personajes interesantes y escenas memorables por la brutal ironía que maneja la obra con un concepto tan absurdo. Me impresiono mucho que a veces se diluye tanto el hecho de que uno esta leyendo una ficción que llegue a olvidarme de ello y pensar que leía algo de no ficción

Mis pocas quejas serian que la mitad de los personajes no se describen o en su defecto se nos da información insuficiente como para darnos una idea física y que ciertos arcos quedan en la nada, como que paso desde el reencuentro de Ángela Vicario y Bayardo. Aun así esta chévere, lo recomiendo

mackenzieo520's review against another edition

5.0
Favorite book ever.