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, …
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 […]
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 …
Class discussion about García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude II
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 […]
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 […]
Questions about the second half of One Hundred Years of Solitude
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
The first half of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez was a vibrant and overwhelming ride. It felt as if the narrative spun into chaos within the first 30 pages. It was beautiful to experience but also disorienting and somewhat tedious. Like the title suggests, and as Jon mentioned in his lecture, the greatest […]
