One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - Review 

Hi there! I would also add one of the most important things about the book: the English translation. It is considered one of the greatest of all time, made by Gregory Rabassa, may he rest in Peace. Even García Márquez said the English version it's the best way to read his novel. Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴

I finished this book yesterday and I honestly may re read it again soon and annotate it. There’s so much wisdom in this book. I truly feel like changed by reading this!

Favorite character-Aureliano Buendia😏

I’m reading it on kindle. First time I cross into magic realism. I got inspired to read it after my trip to Colombia 🇨🇴

My absolute favorite book and most reread. I first read it as a teenager and keep coming back to it decades later. I'm glad you loved it as well ! I hope your edition came with a family tree as it was necessary for me to keep up with the names.

Venezuelan watcher here who enjoys your reviews here, just came to check you liked it haha. Growing up in Latin America this is held as the beacon of Spanish literature, the best since Don Quixote, etc. Indeed this book got me into reading and was the first time I binge read something.

Keeping straight the same family names has probably been the biggest complaint about this book. Some reviewers on GoodReads gave 1-2 star reviews or even DNFed the book due to significant confusion over that very issue. Perhaps I should keep notes if I'm to get through this? I have had this book on my TBR list for over a year, but I'm intimidated before I even start!

I would recommend two really short ones: "Pedro Paramo" by Juan Rulfo and "The Kingdom of this World" by Alejo Carpentier. Rulfo is very accessible. Carpentier has a very baroque style, so I don't know how it would translate into English, but it's amazing. I love it, even though it was a high school assignment.

I read it a ziljen times, first in Dutch, also in English. Thought it would be time to do the Spanish version. Helas, that was too much asked of my imagination. Thanks to the Dutch translator - who really did a terrific job - I gave up after a 100 pages, and went on in Dutch and again I am enjoying every page, every sentence, as if I read it for the first time!!!

I tried One Hundred Years when I was about twenty-but the use of the same names across generations was too confusing for me. I was young and stupid though and now I am older (and probably less stupid..I think) so I will try it again,

Great review. I was going to pounce on you if you didn't like this novel. It is quite simply one of the best novels ever written. I am at ease with Spanish as I speak it quite well (my wife is Cuban), though apart from pronunciations, you don't need to know Spanish very well to enjoy this book. Actually, Spanish is of more help when reading some of Cormac McCarthy's novels. Gregory Rabassa did a fabulous job of translating this novel; he even made Garcia Marquez appreciative of the English language! A must if you wish to discover the precursor of magic realism is Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo. This novella was a big influence on GGM: he claimed he could recite great chunks of it from memory. Also try less obvious (and more modern) examples such as Louis de Bernieres' The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts. There are other obvious choices such as, Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits (almost a homage to GGM), Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore, Jose Donoso's The Obscene Bird of Night.

Hi! This book is a treasure. It rewards you in ways I can't describe.

I was daydreaming about the TV series Netflix will release 100 Years of Solitude and your video came up. This book has been my favourite (after the Lord of the Rings) since my teens. The same potency of writing is present in his other works (I'd recommend Chronicles of a Death Foretold). Since you're enjoying magical realism, you might enjoy Isabel Allende's The House of Spirits 😊

My most reread book. I love "Love in the Time of Cholera" too.

I don't remember much from seventh grade Spanish (1962) but pronunciation has stuck with me pretty well. Pronunciation is much simpler in the Spanish language and anyone unfamiliar with it would benefit in the area of names considerably if, before reading this they dug up some kind of guide. It would take only a few minutes to get a handle on it, and one would probably have it mastered before reading the first 20 pages of Solitude. This was my favorite book for decades until I read Nelson Algren's Chicago: City on the Make, which, at 50 pages long, I'm not sure qualifies as a book, but it's full of similarly packed and poetic prose. It took me about 75 pages to get caught up in Solitude, but from there on out, I was transfixed and have been again and again through probably a dozen readings. And I seldom read a book more than once. Happy reading.

Great book,Love in the Time of Cholera is IMO his best.

Im surprised so many people like it. I wasnt really to impressed and i read it completely. Yes its wild and poetic, but also really weird at times.

Excellent review. My next read. Interested in your review/opinion of House of Sprits, especially it prose & it's "magical realism. Warning - don't watch the film!!😬

It is an astonishingly great book!

My favorite of magical realism so far: Leo Perutz - By Night Under the Stone Bridge Perhaps it might be a good idea to assign numbers to the characters in 'One hundred years of sollitude' to keep track of them.

I did absolutely love this book. Another good classic. Even tho not magical realism but to me has a sort it similar feel is “East of Eden” Give it a try!

I’m 50 pages into the book, I really want to like it but I’m struggling with the lack of overall plot and direction. I think I do better with Meandering in a book when it’s first person narration.

It's a masterpiece ❤

Use Wadsworth constant

When I think of magical realism I think of “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel

If you loved this novel, you should read The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić. Life of a small bosnian town described from perspective of a magnificent bridge.

Just watched your review and I decided to continue this book....lolsss

Should add excellent review … and even better hat ☘️👍

Amazing book!