The book of estrangement
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The book is a fine example of Latin American literature, which differs so significantly from the European postulates. "Fantastic novel", following the definition by K. Muller, "One hundred years of solitude" opens a door into the world of fantasmogorical life, where all the European values loose their significance.
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I can't imagine how any book could be better
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This book encompasses almost every theme of every book that I have ever read, and is amazingly original too. It feels almost as if you're witnessing someone else's dream, and Gabo somehow suspends your disbelief to such a degree that I, for one, accepted unquestioningly the parade of incredible events described- it is very hallucinatory. A reductive view could see the book as a lefty history of Latin America, and by extension, humanity, but it is so much more than that. My first copy of this book fell apart through excessive use. I think that says it all really...
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The story of humanity--its life and loves--in one book.
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I've read some of his short stories and, frankly, they were mere preludes to this emotive tome. It has the ability to pull all your vital strings and does so with impunity. I laughed at the descriptions of some of the characters not only because Garcia Marquez's words were humorous but because some part of me needed to laugh. As the blurbs on the book say, this book simply draws you into its depths where you swim in his words, and finally after 400 pages you emerge a changed, better person. It gives you a lot to think about. I can't recommend this book enough. I shudder to think that I waited so long in opening its pages. My Spanish teacher was right.....
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Every page is refreshing and surprising
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I started this book several time but could not pass the first 20 pages because I was so confused about the character names, the time and the location. Finally I got to the second chapter and could not put it down until the end. After reading great novels from many cultures, this is the one I call the masterpiece. There is never a page without vivid imagination, without surprises, without a resonance to the human heart, even till the very last page. Marquez tells the story in a natural way. There is no lengthy scenary description, no boring social analysis, no emotional outburst, yet I could see clearly what he is seeing with his imagination, feel what each character is feeling. I would rate this book 10 stars (**********) on a 1-5 scale. Reading this book is enjoyable and I recommend it to every serious reader. That's all I have to say about this book.
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Very intricate book.
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I wanted to read this book because of the title.It really intrigued me.But during reading I could not find any solitude.Life of people in Macondo was overfilled by lonless, but everyones life is like that.The only character I like is Jose Arcadio Buendia because his way of isolation was very comical.It was funny when he sat over the tree and did exactly nothing.I enjoy making the gold fishes by his son,too.The end took by surprise on me.However, my feelings after reading was not very fast and I felt like did not get that, what I had expected.I think it needs a few rereading to understand it.
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