A review by smallredboy
El amor en los tiempos del cólera by Gabriel García Márquez

reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.75

I hated this book. I truly cannot understate how much I hated this book. If it wasn't a mandatory reading for Spanish, I would've ditched it at about 10%. I can't stress enough how much I hated this book. Not one of the characters was likeable, the narration was as stretched out as possible, each description of each house and each outfit making me slowly go insane. The plot had some semblance of interest to it, but everything about it was ruined by the last few pages and the cheesy fucking ending.

I was going to give this book a gentle 2 to 3 starts before it's just dropped 80% into the book that the male protagonist, Florentino Ariza,
is sleeping with a fourteen-year-old who he's supposed to be a mentor to and who is RELATED TO HIM.
. I  got so angry at this that I had to finish the book, so I wouldn't have to deal with it  tomorrow. Fuck this book.
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