A review by sunny_not
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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

3.0

Honestly my personal enjoyment of this book is about 1.5 but I respect the author for creating such a complex, multilayered story with a huge cast of characters who unfortunately mostly share the same name. I was happy to see the book ending mostly because I didn't have to read another Aureliano or Jose Arcadio story. It was definitely not an easy read and I'm glad that I could finish this big and challenging book. Although it's interesting I didn't enjoy it a lot. I strongly disliked the characters decisions and I didn't feel a connection to them. 
I also didn't read the synopsis of this book so I didn't know that this was a story about incest basically, which I hated.
Overall it's good but I don't think it was for me. I also strongly advise anyone who is interested in this to read the content warnings because there are a lot. 
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