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As a colombian, I felt "obliged" to read the book, which I did several times, but the genealogical tree of repeated names was driving me crazy and I wasn't able to finish it. So I draw it and I finished the book the fourth time I read it. And when I finished it, I had the biggest smile on my face. It is brilliant! It reflects so much of the colombian magical realism that, might not very appealing to everybody.
Goulven Josse Wikipedia offers a useful description of the family tree ... But i wonder if the author did not mean to confuse the reader on purpose, to emphasise th…mǰWikipedia offers a useful description of the family tree ... But i wonder if the author did not mean to confuse the reader on purpose, to emphasise the repetitive nature of the family's history. What matters more than the global picture, maybe, is the wonderful style of each phrase, of each page, the irony, the poetry... It's a wonderful book because it's not written like others, and probably is not meant to be read like others.(less)
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez
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