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Wow, what a novel. I'm so happy we read this in class because I have been wanting to read it for ages. The second half of the book really went in a direction I wasn't expecting with the political tensions, introduction of the modern labour workforces, ... read full post >>

We finally reached the second half (and the end) of the generation-spanning novel that made my head spin. I was debating calling my blog this week “the part where everyone drops like flies” because I was so not prepared for every single character to just drop dead in the span of about 200 pages. I […] read full post >>

Hi all, For our final week on 100 Years of Solitude, it’s all about love! Mainly, I talk about Amaranta and her sealed fate, the beautiful poverty-stricken love of Aureliano Segundo and Petra Cotes, and the wild passion of Aureliano and Amaranta Ursula. Question: Is there a ‘purest form’ of love? Is one manner of … read full post >>

Of what I have read so far of One Hundred Years of Solitude, I do find that I am enjoying it.  The concept of having agency in your own fate is quite intriguing to me as well. My understanding of magic realism ties in with what I view the idea of ... read full post >>

Of what I have read so far of One Hundred Years of Solitude, I do find that I am enjoying it.  The concept of having agency in your own fate is quite intriguing to me as well. My understanding of magic realism ties in with what I view the idea of ... read full post >>

Having previously read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s works, specifically his short stories, I was already familiar with his unique writing style, which I personally really enjoy. The stories that I have previously read, which I like to call the Gabo-verse (named because of the nickname that his lovingly known by in Latin America), are No one writes […] read full post >>

Having previously read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s works, specifically his short stories, I was already familiar with his unique writing style, which I personally really enjoy. The stories that I have previously read, which I like to call the Gabo-verse (named because of the nickname that his lovingly known by in Latin America), are No one writes […] read full post >>

As I delved into Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, I found myself being transported to a world that felt like a distant memory, a world that felt like it was ripped straight from the pages of a dusty old book that has been sitting in the attic for ages. Marquez’s masterful use […] read full post >>

The writing of Garcia Marquez is so especially unique that I feel as if I’ve experienced 100 lifetimes from following all the events, when really I’ve only read 40 pages. This book is probably my favourite read so far in the course, and I am decently surprised that this book reads so much better than … Continue reading → read full post >>

Hi everyone! I hope your reading break was restful and enjoyable:) Daniel, sorry for the later post this time around–I’ve encountered quite a few flight cancellations and delays over the past few days so have been playing catch-up–excited to get back into the swing of things!  I have really been looking forward to getting to […] read full post >>