One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez with Gregory Rabassa (Translator), John Rafter Lee (Narrator)

14 hours, 4 minutes first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
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Gabriel García Márquez's finest and most famous work, the Nobel Prize-winning One Hundred Years of Solitude chronicles, through the course of a century, life in Macondo and the lives of six Buendía generations-from José Arcadio and Úrsula, through...

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Moods

reflective 64%
challenging 57%
mysterious 45%
emotional 39%
adventurous 38%
dark 27%
sad 25%
funny 22%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 4%
informative 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 31%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 53% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 32% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 24% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

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4.05

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