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Cem Anos de Solidão by Gabriel García Márquez

446 reviews

amandakbaker's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I have no regrets, I love a multi-generational family saga and this one perhaps defined that genre in the modern era… but wow this was a tough read for many reasons, despite the lyrical, flowing prose. I’m glad I read this for a book club where I was able to discuss it with others, because I wouldn’t have gotten as much out of it on my own. 
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char_a_lot_te's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

i think this is one of those things where ive read so much magical realism type stories that i didnt realise i was reading the <i>original</i> magical realism. Marquez was doing something very innovative when he wrote this at the time but now its relatively commonplace. regardless, it was very enjoyable!
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heymelloo's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

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jjjjmitchell's review against another edition

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funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of the best books I’ve read in my life. I will invariably read it again. I’ve never read a book where time feels so relative: there’s liberal foreshadowing, all the generations of characters reuse their parents/uncles/grandparents name which make every generation feel connected, there’s a lot of reminiscing and telling and re-telling of stories, and even in the later half of the book old or lesser characters will suddenly become main characters and pop up again. A beautiful, spiritual, mysterious family epic.
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lynniethepoohbear's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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soniaalejandra's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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annagrimmyy's review against another edition

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1.0

Dnf at 135 pages 

I can understand why this is considered an important piece of literature. 

That being said, due to the fact that every female character is raped (up until 135 pages at least), I cannot believe that to this day people are heralding this book without critiquing the way women are treated. Gave up reading as quite frankly there are better classics that deserve my time more than this load of horseshit.
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lolosadcat's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book has some of the most consistently superb writing that i've read - not only in prose, but structure as well. the plot of this book isn't so much a linear plot as much it is the meandering story of the rise and fall of a line of people and their town, jumping around points of time. however, every story beat and reveal feels carefully placed and the entire book has great, steady pacing. 
that being said, i would recommend reading this with the family tree accessible to help remember the character's names and relationships. the repeating names can be confusing to track, but they are important to the themes of certain traits and flaws repeating in the family. 

definitely one of the most fascinating books that i have ever read. i'll be thinking of this doomed family and their exploits for quite a while. 
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thedustyspine's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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alley_cat29's review against another edition

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

2.25

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