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A review by midwifereading
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Did not finish book.
Technically, I didn't finish, but made it about 75% of the way through the audio book. This was a book club read, and I really wanted to finish, for the sake of the group, but I cannot. I skipped several scenes (which already goes against my personal boundaries and sensibilities), which I don't normally do, and I regret every page.
This is the story of a glorified rapist pedophile, with a cast of women (and children) harboring rape fantasies.
The only positive thing I can say about this book is that Márquez's writing style is gorgeous. It's so disappointing that he chose to write a story in which the word love is used interchangeably with rape, voyeurism, sex trafficking, pedophilia, sex, and infidelity.
The final straw was his grooming and r*pe of his 14yo ward, who is also related to him genetically.
This is the story of a glorified rapist pedophile, with a cast of women (and children) harboring rape fantasies.
The only positive thing I can say about this book is that Márquez's writing style is gorgeous. It's so disappointing that he chose to write a story in which the word love is used interchangeably with rape, voyeurism, sex trafficking, pedophilia, sex, and infidelity.
The final straw was his grooming and r*pe of his 14yo ward, who is also related to him genetically.