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Sarah
If it's possible to like the writing and still find it very dull, that's how I felt about this book. I know it's a book about waiting, but that didn't really excite me. It seems like a book where a whole lot of nothing happens except at the very beginning and at the very end. Meh. ...more
Jen
Oct 29, 2008 rated it did not like it
I loved A Hundred Years of Solitude, so I was disappointed I did not like this book. All throughout this one, I just wanted to throttle Florentino Ariza and put both of us out of his misery.
Phoebe
Nov 30, 2008 rated it it was ok
Shelves: colombia
I had a more complicated relationship with this book than I thought I would.
Diana
Jun 15, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Gaelyn
Jan 21, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Colleen Chi-Girl
Jan 23, 2009 rated it really liked it
Jennifer Eklund
Jul 15, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: i-own
Erica
Aug 24, 2010 rated it really liked it
Jackie Wayment
Feb 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
Tiffany
Jul 26, 2011 marked it as to-read
Oblomov
Oct 05, 2011 rated it really liked it
Seulky
Jan 17, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction-classic
Philippa Smith
Feb 06, 2012 rated it really liked it
Travellinckx
Aug 29, 2012 rated it liked it
Grace
Oct 09, 2012 rated it really liked it
Jillian
Jan 27, 2013 marked it as to-read
Sivan
Jul 08, 2013 marked it as to-read
Sivan
Aug 08, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
ChristineElizabeth
Jan 29, 2015 rated it really liked it
Doina
Mar 31, 2015 marked it as to-read
Amanda
Jul 11, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: exp, fiction, 1001
Ryan
Jun 28, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, 2016
Tania
Oct 02, 2017 marked it as to-read