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joclaveria's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, War, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Rape, Violence, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse
khplunkett's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kathann's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Pedophilia
isobelwoods's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
chrisky's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's one of the best books that I have read .
It can be funny at times like Jose Arcadio "the first one" with his inventions and failures.
Accurate at a time like the historical events of the banana company.
Philosophical with questions like destiny and predeterminism , how characters can't escape their destiny and even how their names of birth can reflect their characters!
About power and corruption, how sane people can turn mad after tasting power.
About happiness , how new people whether from a country scale or family-gossip perspective can ruin someone's life.
About technological progress, if it makes us better in terms of well being or is it creating more problems and discomforts ? Especially with AI and our modern age.
I can keep asking questions but the moral of the story is don't be Like the Arcadio be like the Aureliano or was it the reverse. ..Let me check the first page where the family three is located.
sapphichaos's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
chanelchapters's review against another edition
1.0
Let's begin on a good note; I enjoyed the writing itself.
Now unto the rest.
The story was long winded, convoluted, confusing and tiring. The fact that the character's names continued to be repeated throughout every generation, and the fact that each generation lived a long time, gave me a headache trying to remember who was who, especially since I didn't read this in one sitting.
The characters themselves felt rather two-dimensional to me and I found not even one of them endearing in the least, in fact, almost all of them were irritating or downright unlike-able; their deaths meant nothing to me.
Couple this with the large amount of incest, violence and pretty much pointlessness and you have yourself one long book that after reading leaves you contemplating how much time you wasted.
Now unto the rest.
The story was long winded, convoluted, confusing and tiring. The fact that the character's names continued to be repeated throughout every generation, and the fact that each generation lived a long time, gave me a headache trying to remember who was who, especially since I didn't read this in one sitting.
The characters themselves felt rather two-dimensional to me and I found not even one of them endearing in the least, in fact, almost all of them were irritating or downright unlike-able; their deaths meant nothing to me.
Couple this with the large amount of incest, violence and pretty much pointlessness and you have yourself one long book that after reading leaves you contemplating how much time you wasted.
izzauropod's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0