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One Hundred Years of Solitude
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October 1, 2014
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October 31, 2014
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This is the group read for October. It was second in the poll.

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Laura
'Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía había de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llevó a conocer el hielo'. Con estas palabras empieza una novela legendaria, una de las aventuras literarias más fascinantes del siglo XX. La familia Buendía-Iguarán, con sus milagros, fantasías, obsesiones, tragedias, incestos, adulterios, rebeldías, descubrimientos y condenas, representa al mismo tiempo el mito y la historia, la tragedia y el amor del ...more
S
Nov 28, 2011 rated it liked it
i don't think it's ever taken me this long to read a book before. it's not that it wasn't a good book, just that it felt like everything was going in circles the whole time. every person had the same name and they were all related and past/present/future were all intermingled, and it was somewhat exhausting trying to figure out what was going on. worth reading once, i doubt i'll ever read it again. ...more
Crystal
Jan 10, 2025 rated it it was ok
Pretty sure Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a pedophile. Could not stomach much of this book.
Janie
Jul 17, 2007 marked it as to-read
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Ian Birlem
Nov 28, 2007 rated it it was amazing
ian
Dec 12, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Carolyn Chandler
Jan 03, 2008 rated it really liked it
Josie
Mar 20, 2008 marked it as to-read
M F
Jul 05, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Epee
Jul 07, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Shannon
Jul 08, 2008 rated it really liked it
Arlene
Aug 28, 2008 marked it as to-read
Crystle
Dec 31, 2008 marked it as to-read
Miranda
Dec 31, 2008 rated it it was amazing
miteypen
Jan 26, 2009 marked it as to-read
Susan Smith
Mar 30, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Apr 07, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Kitty Marie
Oct 20, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Lucy
Feb 24, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Oct 19, 2019 rated it really liked it
Hiba
Jul 26, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Sep 14, 2011 rated it really liked it
Patricia
Oct 12, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Nov 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
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