emilymwray 's review for:

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

3.0

challenging emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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it’s a sometimes strange, but provoking experience to read literature, because you often meet characters that commit heinous acts, but you still know that you’re reading something compelling and iconic. sometimes, I feel wimpy when I can’t fully let go and admire an influential work because of disturbing parts (i.e. florentino and america vicuña). I can see why this novel has stood the test of time, and why it is DEFINITELY literature. and so, this has been another one of those challenging, but fascinating reads.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Excrement, Medical content