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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
التوأمان قتلا سنتياغو نصار بسكينين تستخدمان لذبح الخنازير، لكن كل من كان في المنطقة تعاونوا لا إرادياً للإجهاز عليه! قصة مشوقة لم أقرأ مثلها من قبل !
In the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold the author, Gabriel García Márquez, is investigating a gruesome murder that took place in Colombia twenty-seven years prior in order to determine how the crime took place. García-Márquez interviews the people of the town and reviews documents effectively chronicling the days and hours leading up to the murder of Santiago Nasar. After piecing together information, García-Márquez is only sure that most everyone knew the murder would take place but were ineffective in stopping it.
I found this novel very easy to follow, but that is not the only reason I gave it five stars. Each event flowed well to the next, which made the book difficult to put down and the novel introduced cultural elements with which I was not familiar. García-Márquez is well known for his storytelling and use of magical realism in his novels. Since magical realism is a genre where the extraordinary is accepted into everyday life, it shows itself in the form of women who can predict the future, the deceased taking the form of birds, and superstition at its highest levels. For example, in the first few pages, readers are introduced to Plácida Linero who "had a well-earned reputation as an accurate interpreter of other people's dreams, provided they were told her before eating"(García-Márquez, 4). The glimpse into the importance of honor and superstition in another culture makes the novel a worthwhile read.
I found this novel very easy to follow, but that is not the only reason I gave it five stars. Each event flowed well to the next, which made the book difficult to put down and the novel introduced cultural elements with which I was not familiar. García-Márquez is well known for his storytelling and use of magical realism in his novels. Since magical realism is a genre where the extraordinary is accepted into everyday life, it shows itself in the form of women who can predict the future, the deceased taking the form of birds, and superstition at its highest levels. For example, in the first few pages, readers are introduced to Plácida Linero who "had a well-earned reputation as an accurate interpreter of other people's dreams, provided they were told her before eating"(García-Márquez, 4). The glimpse into the importance of honor and superstition in another culture makes the novel a worthwhile read.
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
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:
No
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
Me gustó mucho este libro - no había leído una obra marquesiana que no perteneciera al género del realismo mágico, y fue muy interesante ver un lado distinto de su escritura. Como hace en sus otras obras, García Márquez crea un mundo ficticio, con personajes ficticios, y sucesos ficticios pero, en Crónica de una muerte anunciada, se los describe de una manera muy real y con muchas de las convenciones de una obra periodística.
Mi cita favorita, que es tan emblemática de la prosa majestuosa de García Márquez:
“Ella se demoró apenas el tiempo necesario para decir el nombre. Lo buscó en las tinieblas, lo encontró a primera vista entre los tantos y tantos nombres confundibles de este mundo y del otro, y lo dejó clavado en la pared con su dardo certero, como a una mariposa sin albedrío cuya sentencia estaba escrita desde siempre.”
Mi cita favorita, que es tan emblemática de la prosa majestuosa de García Márquez:
“Ella se demoró apenas el tiempo necesario para decir el nombre. Lo buscó en las tinieblas, lo encontró a primera vista entre los tantos y tantos nombres confundibles de este mundo y del otro, y lo dejó clavado en la pared con su dardo certero, como a una mariposa sin albedrío cuya sentencia estaba escrita desde siempre.”
Very powerful story, really enjoyed the way it's not just non-linear but plays with time and the perception of the characters.
Had some quite graphic moments that I tried to kind of gloss over while reading, interesting foreshadowing around some of the most brutal parts. Interesting insight into the culture especially around honour and masculinity, particularly with the context that the perpetrators perhaps wanted to be stopped but felt they had to commit the crime. Also interesting seeing the portrayal of some of the racial/ethnic dynamics in Latin America in the mid-20th century.
Was recommended this by someone who had an interesting reading of this as a political allegory. Although it seems to have been inspired by more literal events, there is a definite mythical feel to the story.
Had some quite graphic moments that I tried to kind of gloss over while reading, interesting foreshadowing around some of the most brutal parts. Interesting insight into the culture especially around honour and masculinity, particularly with the context that the perpetrators perhaps wanted to be stopped but felt they had to commit the crime. Also interesting seeing the portrayal of some of the racial/ethnic dynamics in Latin America in the mid-20th century.
Was recommended this by someone who had an interesting reading of this as a political allegory. Although it seems to have been inspired by more literal events, there is a definite mythical feel to the story.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
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:
Complicated
Me gustó pero pues tampoco fue nada del otro mundo. Una lectura cortita e interesante y tratando de cumplir lo de leer autores latinos