One Hundred Years of Solitude

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Summary: A sweeping, epic novel that touches the heart to its core!
Review: The strength of One Hudred Years comes from its ability to effect your entire being. The simple, layered prose involves the reader in a fantastic journey through the life and times of a town and family. The story speaks to you, just as stories did when you were a child, bringing an incredible reality that is both graspable and surreal.

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Summary: One of the greatest novels ever written!!!
Review: Garcia-Marquez writes with eloquence and wit that touches the heart as well as the mind. The chronicle of the Buendia family is one that is rich in culture, love, passion and humor. He is definately one of the greatest writers of our time. I would recommend this book to everyone. I could not put it down once I began reading. This is my third time reading this novel.

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Summary: "the power of love."
Review: scintillating, despite its length. i never put it down once (except to sleep for 12 hours at a time). the ending was completely unpredictable, and the idea that love brought the buendia family together and love wiped that same family from macondo along with the world rings with truth. after finishing the last sentence and closing the book i asked myself one question, "why stop total destruction when something as harmonious as love is the instigator?"

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Summary: Huh?
Review: What is the point of this book? It doesn't have one, in my opinion. The author himself said that the reason for writing it was that he wanted to write a book about incest! I really do not enjoy graphic descriptions of this incest, either. I would not reccommend it to anyone, in fact, I tell others NOT to read it. I wouldn't have read past the tenth page if I hadn't been required to for my English class.

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Summary: absolutely the best novel ever written
Review: I have bought more copies of this book than any other. Every time I buy a new copy, I meet someone who has not read it and am COMPELLED to give my new copy away. It is absolutely the best novel ever written. I thought this when I first read it 15 years ago, and I still think it now, thousands of novels later.

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Summary: My favorite book of all-time
Review: I can still remember the force with which the first two or three paragraphs hit me, reading them in a bookstore in Albuquerque. Inventive, humane, human, magical.

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Summary: This is a book that has awakened me into the Latin spirit.
Review: This is an amazing book in which i got lost in the authors imagination. Scenes of families or feelings of shame described so vividly you couldn't help but feel them. The importance of loyalty and family is always being showed but not in a tiresome way. A magnificent book with brilliant language by a gifted author.

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Summary: Allegorical Fiction At Its Finest
Review: The book tells of the fascinating rise and fall of the Buendia family. It is not really all that long, never dull, and clearer than the most transparent crystal (although, taken at a deeper level, the book offers much more than what appears on the surface). In many respects, the book tells of the rise of, and predicts the fall of, humankind. In this sense, it is allegorical fiction at its finest. Along the way, it tells a cornucopia of stories about love, war, peace, remembrance, time, joy, pain, and many other emotions beyond description in this small amount of space.

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Summary: 100 Years of Absolute Torture!
Review: This book is long, dull, boring and confusing. It lacks the passion that makes Love in The Time of Cholera so beautiful. It make "Tess of the D'Urburvilles" look like a fast-paced romp. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone

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Summary: Magical!
Review: This book sweeps you away into the magical lives of the Buendia family. You can't help but feel a part of all their loves, lusts, sorrows, and challenges. Garcia has created a world that, like a dream, is hard to leave. The book explains so clearly our human nature to withdraw from others and suffer in solitude. However, it also shows the effects of solitude, teaching us to appreciate companionship. I loved the end, it was brilliant!