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, […]
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So far, so good. I haven’t finished the book yet but man, is it wonderful. I can only imagine what the original book in Spanish must be like; it must sounds amazing. Aside from the magical and fantastical idea of this book, it is simply written very well and I just wanted to take a […]
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Since we have to post two blog posts on this story, this will just be on the first half (I haven’t finished the book yet). The story has been easy to read so far, although some of the events that’ve happened are a little concerning. The amount of incest and pedophilia is kinda insane? Every […]
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As I delved deeper into Hundred Years of Solitude, I found myself becoming increasingly captivated by Marquez’s masterful storytelling. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s exploration of the themes of time, power, and family relationships was one of the things th…
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As I delved deeper into Hundred Years of Solitude, I found myself becoming increasingly captivated by Marquez’s masterful storytelling. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s exploration of the themes of time, power, and family relationships was one of the things th…
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Gabriel García Márquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude” was a book that I really looked forward to reading. Truly, it was a masterpiece of magical realism, exploring multiple themes relevant to our study on Latin American literature. However, to stay aligned with our lecture content for the first week engaging with this book, I focused […]
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One Hundred Years of Solitude is truly fantastic, in both senses of the word. I think it deserves much of the acclaim that it gets, if not more: I find it puzzling, for example, that it did not feature in any of my high school classes. Unfortunately, I think there is some implicit fear among […]
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I’ve had One Hundred Years of Solitude on my reading list for a really long time, so I was really excited to see it on the list of readings for the term. There are several strong themes that I noted while reading the first part of the novel. The first …
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I’ve had One Hundred Years of Solitude on my reading list for a really long time, so I was really excited to see it on the list of readings for the term. There are several strong themes that I noted while reading the first part of the novel. The first …
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I’ve had One Hundred Years of Solitude on my reading list for a really long time, so I was really excited to see it on the list of readings for the term. There are several strong themes that I noted while reading the first part of the novel. The first …
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