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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.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War