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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
SIGH where to start with this one. I’ve never read writing like this. There are so many original, beautiful aphorisms in this book, it’s like hit after hit on a number 1 album that you can’t quite believe has so many.
That said, this is a book that “challenges” you. Parts of the plot are morally gross. But I still rate it 5* because it is a masterfully told story with incredible spirit. The kind where you want to know what happens to every character. Although spoiler: there is not one likeable man in this book, putting it mildly.
That said, this is a book that “challenges” you. Parts of the plot are morally gross. But I still rate it 5* because it is a masterfully told story with incredible spirit. The kind where you want to know what happens to every character. Although spoiler: there is not one likeable man in this book, putting it mildly.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I got lost in the excessive details. I’m probably just too dumb for this book.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m mixed on Love in the Time of Cholrea; on one hand it’s writing and use of prose is exemplary and all of which conjure a world which is both beautiful and grotesque in equal measures. On the other hand, a large number of it’s characters are poorly developed, it’s omniscient narrator is rambly at times and it’s depiction of a deeply depraved man is flawed I feel, I feel those aspects would have better captured by a female author.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Unnecessarily long with details that want to bring depth to secondary characters but ends up being only noise.
Can't believe it's considered a classic, this book has discouraged me from reading others of the same author and it does not even has the excuse of being one of his first.
Even considering the difference of time and culture, I have a really hard time believing the female characters could behave as the ones in this book.
I do not consider this book to be about love. It's about obsession and lust. Misogyny, rape, pedophilia are present as normal parts of life, if not glorified.
I enjoyed only the journey around Carthagene and in time. But that's about it.
Can't believe it's considered a classic, this book has discouraged me from reading others of the same author and it does not even has the excuse of being one of his first.
Even considering the difference of time and culture, I have a really hard time believing the female characters could behave as the ones in this book.
I do not consider this book to be about love. It's about obsession and lust. Misogyny, rape, pedophilia are present as normal parts of life, if not glorified.
I enjoyed only the journey around Carthagene and in time. But that's about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking
Moderate: Murder