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I was given this book as a gift. While I found the writing and storytelling style to be extremely charming (2 stars for that!), I read approximately 75% of the book before throwing it away because the promiscuous sex was unrelenting and, honestly, kind of boring. There was not much character development beyond these affaires.
Obviously the aforementioned sexual activity undermines the character's ostensible "faithfulness." (And I can only imagine the STDs... surely he would have died or been blin ...more
Obviously the aforementioned sexual activity undermines the character's ostensible "faithfulness." (And I can only imagine the STDs... surely he would have died or been blin ...more
Yet another outstanding Oprah book club selection! She sure knows how to pick'em.
I first read Love in the Time of Cholera in 1991 while traveling in Canada. I knew nothing of Garcia Marquez or of magical realism, and I had no idea what the book was about. I recall reading the first page and being amazed that I was reading a translation because the language was so beautiful. Reading it the first time I felt like being lost in a dense South American jungle with no idea in which direction I was hea ...more
I first read Love in the Time of Cholera in 1991 while traveling in Canada. I knew nothing of Garcia Marquez or of magical realism, and I had no idea what the book was about. I recall reading the first page and being amazed that I was reading a translation because the language was so beautiful. Reading it the first time I felt like being lost in a dense South American jungle with no idea in which direction I was hea ...more
I read this book for a class at Colby called Love and Imagination in Literature. I completely adored the class and everything we read. This, however, was the gem. The prose was amazing. I found myself rereading passages just to try to absorb the lush language. The story itself seems to be part fairy tale. The search for true love, the amazing power of the words, the total presence of the characters and settings was amazing. This is one of my all time favorite books. Thanks Prof. Boylan for putti
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Truly, no one writes quite Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Although it does not reach the heights of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" it is still pretty awesome.
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A brilliant exploration of causation, beginning with a ladder and a parrot.
My favorite Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Mar 22, 2007
Lorena
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it was amazing
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Jul 20, 2008
Jenny
marked it as to-read
Sep 01, 2008
Jill
marked it as to-read
Jun 08, 2015
Alexis
marked it as to-read
