Gabriel García Márquez

Narra la historia de la evolución y decadencia eventual y modernización gradual de la mítica ciudad de Macondo a travé́s de la historia de la familia Buendía.

Cien años de soledad

One of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world, and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. It is a rich and brilliant chronicle of life and death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the noble, ridiculous, beautiful, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility -- the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth -- these universal themes dominate the novel. Whether he is describing an affair of passion or the voracity of capitalism and the corruption of government, Gabriel García Márquez always writes with the simplicity, ease, and purity that are the mark of a master. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an accounting of the history of the human race.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Nica Rhiana

The secret of good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.

One hundred years of solitude

Angela Miramontes

He did not feel fear or nostalgia, but an intestinal rage at the idea that this artificial death would not let him see the end of so many things that he had left unfinished.

Only he knew at that time that his confused heart was condemned to uncertainty forever. At first, intoxicated by the glory of his return, by his remarkable victories, he had peeped into the abyss of greatness.

Tell him that a person doesn't die when he should but when he can. 

Afton Okwu

Roman. Neu übersetzt von Dagmar Ploetz

Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit

Josephina Lucke

Lynn

3 ⭐️ This book was a weird one. I started this as part of a readalong with Emmie way back in July, as she speaks very highly of this book. The beginning was intriguing, but quickly turned incredibly odd, magically weird and slightly harrowing at times. This book is unequivocally a rarity in its kind and touches on a myriad of themes from memory, love, siblingship, familial bonds (of every kind so beware) to language, myth, determinism and symbolism. I just didn’t vibe with most of the characters, got stuck in the lull in the middle and kept getting lost which aureliano or arcadio we were following. I’m happy to say I’ve read it and some scenes will be scarred upon my brain tissue forever more. Yet I did not adore this book as much as I’d hoped. The cover is absolutely gorgeous though.

100 Years of Solitude

Despite its high acclaim I struggled with the wandering nature of the writing, sudden splinters into other side stories, and the characters all having the same names. 

Marquez’s writing is certainly masterful, though; There were countless beautiful passages and quotes. I appreciated the many lessons and reflections on how life changes across generations, and the magical realism made the book entertaining to read. 

Eileen Iannone

Despite its high acclaim I struggled with the wandering nature of the writing, sudden splinters into other side stories, and the characters all having the same names. 

Marquez’s writing is certainly masterful, though; There were countless beautiful passages and quotes. I appreciated the many lessons and reflections on how life changes across generations, and the magical realism made the book entertaining to read. 

Tells the story of the Buendia family, set against the background of the evolution and eventual decadence of a small South American town

Andrew Louis

(Like most other people who experience ethis book, I found it pretty difficult to keep track of all the characters who had almost exactly the same names.)

Not sure what got this book the Nobel prize. Hard to follow, often found my mind wandering as I read. Happy I read it, but unlikely that I’d recommend to anyone. 

Jeffery Battersby

Epopée de la fondation, de la grandeur et de la décadence d'un village perdu dans la jungle sud-américaine.

Cent ans de solitude

Jessica

As Melquiades excites Buendia's father with new inventions and tales of adventure, neither can know the significance of the indecipherable manuscript that the gypsy passes into their hands. The tribulations of the Buendia household push memories of the manuscript aside. Few remember its existence and one will discover the message that it holds.

Rito Ghosh

One of the best books that have ever been written, in any language.

Gregory Rabassa

Carlos Fuentes

akira

this is the worst fucking book I've ever been assigned to read in class. don't fucking waste your time on this

Siya S

I've been going through hard times lately and it is this book that keeps me company well and alive during the difficult solotary nights. I wish I could read this book for the first time for the rest of my life, because the feelings it has given me is a reassurance that somehow somewhere the sadness is well shared and understood.

Aditi

The story itself is interesting, if predictable towards the end. The writing sometimes rushes in the sense that when the inhabitants didn't understand how their lives changed suddenly, I didn't either, and other times is languid and almost as though it's the most intimate love letter.

I think until maybe 40 pages to the end it would have been a 4 star, if not more, but I did find this book too repetitive and not quite explanatory enough about the things that happen. It's not really a bad read- I sank into the lush language, the imagery, but it's boring by the end of it and I could barely wait to finish it. Indeed, I read the last few pages in a hurry to finish the book.

The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel that tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love—in rich, imaginative prose that has come to define an entire genre known as "magical realism."

eliz

3.5

“Lost in the solitude of his immense power, he began to lose direction.” x10

a month after, I am still conflicted. may or may not revisit as a whole or just the sections and passages that I thoroughly loved and got invested in during my first read.

excerpts:
p. 65 "The house became full of love. Aureliano expressed it in poetry that had no beginning or end."
p. 78 "He spent six hours examining things, trying to find a difference from their appearance on the previous day in the hope of discovering in them some change that would reveal the passage of time."
p. 119 “...Arcadio found the formality of death ridiculous. Death really did not matter to him but life did, and therefore the sensation he felt when they gave their decision was not a feeling of fear but of nostalgia.”
p. 167 “And normality was precisely the most fearful part of that infinite war: nothing ever happened.”
p. 248 “...in the impenetrable solitude of decrepitude she had such clairvoyance as she examined the most insignificant happenings in the family that for the first time she saw clearly the truths that her busy life in former times had prevented her from seeing.”

Aboobacker Sidheeq M

One Hunderd Years of Solitude: Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Gabo)
Story of mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Brendia Family. The novel was quoted & discussed in several talks,writings since it was published.Gabo was always being discussed in Kerala. Marquez got Nobel Prize in 1982 for the same work. The novel has been titled as the evergreen and the great Novel in Spanish forever. It also termed as the story of the continent South America. Though I couldnt read till then, I had added the book to my list in 2014 April, when Marques died. The term 'Magical realism' also being discussed in the light of this fabulous work.

Es el tipo de libro que a mí me gusta. La vida es un juego. Los ciclos empiezan, terminan, y a veces se repiten.

Sofía Rodríguez

Toyah Blackburn

Incredible

I have fallen in love with this book! Incredibly well written, the story carries you through absolutely effortlessly. Magical and emotional and exciting and humorous all rolled into one. There is so much rich history packed into the pages, that it's easy to visualise every second.

Mary Garza

4.5 realmente (no le doy las 5 porque en varios momentos lo sentí algo denso). 
 
Es algo difícil tratar de hacerle una reseña, así que solamente diré que me fascino, me sentía intimidaba por la mala fama que tiene por la repetición nombres como José Arcadios, Aurelianos, Remedios etc. pero como iba leyendo los estaba ubicando además que son diferentes generaciones. 
Disfrute mucho, el final me pareció perfecto y adecuado. 
Mi personaje favorito sin duda Úrsula que gran personaje. 

Sin duda seguiré leyendo a Gabo.

Khaled Alaasr

Ahmed Salem

من دون شك هي أكثر مرحاً عند مقارنتها برواية " الحب في زمن الكوليرا" خصوصا في الفصول الأول التي تتحدث عن بداية تشكيل القرية و رحلة البحث عن الحقيقة التي كانت تشغل بال خوسيه أركاديو بونديا



Merged review:

من دون شك هي أكثر مرحاً عند مقارنتها برواية " الحب في زمن الكوليرا" خصوصا في الفصول الأول التي تتحدث عن بداية تشكيل القرية و رحلة البحث عن الحقيقة التي كانت تشغل بال خوسيه أركاديو بونديا

Aditi Verma

Pratul

I don't know if it's because I'm from India or because I read the book so late in life, but I thought the ending was a slight letdown.

It’s incredibly well written but I just didn’t care about the characters or the plot. The book is written in a way that creates a lot of distance between the characters and the reader and I couldn’t empathise with anyone. This is one of those books where I get why it’s so acclaimed but i didn’t enjoy reading it except in certain parts. 

Agnes Johansson

Maurice Weakley

*Read for “World Literature II” class*

Kaitlin Caruso

Jenna

This book isn't really like anything I've read before. It is my first foray into magical realism. I started reading this book, got about 40 pages in, and thought that it would be good to keep reading while I vacationed at the beach. Well, this is NOT a typical beach read. This book was hard for me. I had to really concentrate while I was reading it. It has been said 1000 times before but I'm going to repeat it anyway- keeping the characters straight is not easy! So many people have the same names. 

I somehow finished reading this book today, our last day at the beach. I didn't have high hopes for a happy ending after reading the back cover, but still I was a bit sad when it was over. I guess I should have expected the ending since the book is described as a rise and fall. I am glad I read this book. It was enjoyable while making think a lot. I liked the magical elements and the story, and I felt all of the feels while reading. I would definitely recommend this book, and I feel like I understand why it is considered a classic.

Michelle Guo

Joaquin Marco

Cien años de soledad

Sarah Escorsa

Tuve que leer Cien Años de Soledad para la Selectividad pero la verdad es que no me entusiasmó en absoluto.

Cien años de soledad

Reviews

Highlights