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 Hey everyone! I hope all is well,    When reading this book, the usage of magical realism really captured my attention. Garcia Marquez's prose was lovely, especially the poetic precision. He hooks readers into the lives of the Buen... read full post >>

I am really excited to read this novel, as I had started it a couple of years ago and left it for too long, and just what Jon said in class, you really have to read the book without long pauses or you will get lost. Re-reading the first part of the novel was a […] read full post >>

Garcia Marquez's novel 100 years of solitude is full of repetition, magic realism and order, with familiar themes of fate, chaos and death. Although we have only read half of the book and still have much more to go, I want to focus on the themes that s... read full post >>

Garcia Marquez's novel 100 years of solitude is full of repetition, magic realism and order, with familiar themes of fate, chaos and death. Although we have only read half of the book and still have much more to go, I want to focus on the themes that s... read full post >>

 This week we all read the first half of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It wasn’t a bad read, and I did enjoy it, but again not my favourite from what I have read so far. Although, there is so much to discuss about this b... read full post >>

 This week we all read the first half of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It wasn’t a bad read, and I did enjoy it, but again not my favourite from what I have read so far. Although, there is so much to discuss about this b... read full post >>

This week we focused on the first part of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I have to be honest, out of all the stories we are reading this term, I was most excited for this one due many positive reviews from my friends and so far it has not disappointed me. […] read full post >>

This weeks reading of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez was one of the most accessible and enjoyable readings so far. Although there was something of a lack of overall plot, this can be said for several of the previous readings and there is always enough happening that the novel reads smoothly and remains … read full post >>

I quite enjoyed reading the first half of 100 Years of Solitude during my reading break. I found it to be an easier read than some of the previous novels we have dived into, except for the fact that the family tree at the beginning was not much help in understanding who the characters were, […] read full post >>

    Reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, I found myself enchanted by his narrative resembling something not unlike a fairy tale. In the confluence of fantastical elements and on-the-ground actualities, Marquez is able to communicate to the reader their familiar hopes and dreams, as well as experienced anguish. It is […] read full post >>