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I finally got to cross Marquez off my list of author's to read and I wasn't disappointed. I'm also glad I waited to read this book. The story of the 50 years of waiting for the old couple wouldn't have had the same impact on me when I was younger. The themes require at least some ability to put lives in a longer term perspective and understand the differing needs depending on the time of life.
The real benefit of the story though is it forced me out of my American 21st century viewpoint and para ...more
The real benefit of the story though is it forced me out of my American 21st century viewpoint and para ...more
To be honest, I don't know if I liked this book. I enjoyed the beginning very much, thinking that I would enjoy this book so much more than One Hundred Years of Solitude (which I have tried reading several times, but not getting further than 120 pages), but I quickly became bored.
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Marquez captures of desperation on unrequited love.
Incredible book. Gabriel Garcia Marquez never disappoints.
Aug 15, 2008
Brittany Gillis
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