One Hundred Years of Solitude

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Summary: Every page is refreshing and surprising
Review: 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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Summary: definitely buy this particular translation
Review: I bought the other hardback translation and found it almost impossible to follow. Gregory Rabassa's is flowing, lyrical and much truer to the original Spanish.

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Summary: I am in love with Gabriel Garcia Marquez...
Review: A truly, life-changing experience. Magic realism, cyclical time, who could ask for anything more? Thank you, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, for giving me this treasure and creating a cultural mythos for all of us.

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Summary: Best Book Written By Man or God
Review: Simply the most astonishing, moving, playful, intellectual, emotional experience I've had inside the covers of a book. Think of tumbling immediately and inextricably in love, and you're not far from what this book does. Renews your faith in the power of literature and the point of living. A book to be generous with (give it away!) and to make you selfish (it's my experience, not yours). Hell, buy it and love it.

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Summary: real jewel
Review: It is one of the gratest books ever written. It is sometimes what your dreams are made of, but you never admitted it. I have read this book for the first time when I was 18 and 3 times since, and it still has same magic. It is like diving into an other world, and feeling familiar all of the time.

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Summary: A magical engaging story
Review: Now I know why critics have put this book on the must-read books of all time. One Hundred Years of Solitude is an engaging tale of mankind's ups and downs as seen in the lives of the Buendias. I am amazed and awed at how Gabriel Garcia Marquez came up with such a story. He must have been feverish writing this exquisite tale, caught up in the everyday lives of the Buendias.

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Summary: astounding
Review: I rarely get chills when reading a book, but my skin crawled for most of this one. Every paragraph seemed to have some phrase that just plowed over me. I can't believe it was so good in translation. A recent book that picks up on Gabo's themes and style is Roy's <The God of Small Things>. It's not quite as awe inspiring but what is?

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Summary: Simply Superb.
Review: I have read this book in both Spanish and English I believe it is simply the best novel written in the 20th century. No where else does a book burn with the fires of imagination and dreams like this one. It touches my soul with a something magical, creating the world of the Buendias inside of me. Someone once said finishing the book is like waking from a dream. I agree.

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Summary: Wow
Review: This book changed my way of thinking about latin american history. The characters are so well developed the setting the different timelines managed by Gabo. Very good book. Read it.

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Summary: The book
Review: Gabriel Garcia Marquez uses to write in a such special way that you can imagine to stay overthere with characters even if the story is very improbable. The magician of Marquez's pen let the reader keeps dreaming in the time the book is closed down too.