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The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez
3 reviews
rokinjaguar's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.5
Not my usual thing, but very well done! There was a bit at the end I found interesting that I wouldn’t have minded there being more of, but I think it was well done how it was :)
Update: After some time has passed I’ve found the story has had a greater impact on me than I originally thought it did. I take it back, I’m glad the ending was done exactly how it was and have raised the rating from 4 to 4.5. There are still parts I found dry and boring to get through, but now I see why it was like that, and I have a respect for what this story accomplishes.
Update: After some time has passed I’ve found the story has had a greater impact on me than I originally thought it did. I take it back, I’m glad the ending was done exactly how it was and have raised the rating from 4 to 4.5. There are still parts I found dry and boring to get through, but now I see why it was like that, and I have a respect for what this story accomplishes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Cannibalism and Excrement
todrick_the_tree's review
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
baybod's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.75
A really excellent telling of a true story. Exposes a lot about the human spirit and how it prevails in difficult circumstances. The events that followed its original publishing in the Colombian news are disheartening, but unsurprising. It was also interesting to read work from the beginning of GGM’s career and his journalism after having read his widely celebrated fiction. Definitely worth reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Injury/Injury detail
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