One Hundred Years of Solitude

marioanglada1 recommended this 2 months, 1 week ago

Best book ever

Goshawk3118191 recommended this 9 months, 4 weeks ago

A genre-bending book (fantasy? sci-fi? straight-up fiction?) centered around the fictional town of Macondo...unlike anything I can remember reading.

t8el recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Best book ever

Lord-of-Flies recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Narrative Magical realism comes to life....The multiplicity of the plot competes with the bounteously magnificent writing to create a spectacle of unmatched beauty...

shaughn-anderson recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Great culture book really gets the culture of a small south american town. Good characters humor. Has serious message though.

stephen-cole recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

miracle,magical,deeply touching

cmarcant recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Read many times over many years. The book I'd take with me on a deserted island.

epollak recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

A classic

tgribben recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

A very enjoyable read

mstanphill recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

One of the most profound human stories I've read, and one of the best examples of the beloved "magical realism" genre

normalgarrett recommended this 1 year, 12 months ago

Excellent writer

Bobseamonster recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

One of the most beautifully written books I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Wish I spoke/read Spanish so I could go back and read that version as well.

guichi recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

A flabbergasting work of the Nobel Prize winner García Márquez.

eileendover007 recommended this 3 years ago

An excellent, thought-provoking read that combines tales of romance, drama, mystery, war, and seemingly most importantly, loneliness.
Cons: The names of the characters are certainly hard to follow and the timeline constantly seems to be shifting. It is definitely not a light read.