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Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez
Frankly speaking... this book was one of the longest ones i have read..after Ayn Rand.
But no doubt a classic, in the manner of expression, story-telling and characters. It took some time to get used to the ornamental manner of English used, which was typical to that era. But once you get the hang of it, the story totally absorbs you into the lives of Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza. It's not a sweet run-of-the-mill romance , but takes you along a timespan of more than 50 years, when Florentino waits for Fermina to respond to his undying love for her, while she gets married, has children and grows old. Along this time, he meets multiples ladies, struggles with life and builds up a position in the society, while she's struggling with her domestic life.
The story is pretty bold for the time it was written in, with generous amount of eroticism. But you can make out, that it is a master's work of art and done aesthetically. There are some guest appearances made by the Cholera outbreak ;-) , but didn't quite get the hang of it being a major part of the story.
Especially since these days, I have this particular inclination towards reading classics, I'm glad to have added this book in my Read collection.
But no doubt a classic, in the manner of expression, story-telling and characters. It took some time to get used to the ornamental manner of English used, which was typical to that era. But once you get the hang of it, the story totally absorbs you into the lives of Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza. It's not a sweet run-of-the-mill romance , but takes you along a timespan of more than 50 years, when Florentino waits for Fermina to respond to his undying love for her, while she gets married, has children and grows old. Along this time, he meets multiples ladies, struggles with life and builds up a position in the society, while she's struggling with her domestic life.
The story is pretty bold for the time it was written in, with generous amount of eroticism. But you can make out, that it is a master's work of art and done aesthetically. There are some guest appearances made by the Cholera outbreak ;-) , but didn't quite get the hang of it being a major part of the story.
Especially since these days, I have this particular inclination towards reading classics, I'm glad to have added this book in my Read collection.