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A review by bananajo
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
5.0
"The tone that I eventually used in "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was based on the way my grandmother used to tell stories . . . In previous attempts to write, I tried to tell the story without believing in it. I discovered that what I had to do was believe in them myself and write them with the same expression with which my grandmother told them: with a brick face" (García Márquez).
The book reads like a history and a fantastical story all in one. He does, indeed, keep a straight face, coming up with more absurd things that still breathe with the air of reality. Re-reads like this are interesting because you know what to expect, but it still surprises you. Another thing I caught this time around: I think the author wrote himself into the final chapter. He's not there much, but he's there all the same.
(May 2025)
The book reads like a history and a fantastical story all in one. He does, indeed, keep a straight face, coming up with more absurd things that still breathe with the air of reality. Re-reads like this are interesting because you know what to expect, but it still surprises you. Another thing I caught this time around: I think the author wrote himself into the final chapter. He's not there much, but he's there all the same.
(May 2025)