tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post1082654631081620134..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (38 down 62 to go)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-29448590661424562122018-07-08T18:35:12.087-04:002018-07-08T18:35:12.087-04:00Thanks IreneThanks IreneJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-30907338491849834832018-06-13T02:21:09.506-04:002018-06-13T02:21:09.506-04:00I didn't know that A Hundred Years of Solitude...I didn't know that A Hundred Years of Solitude has been equated to Don Quixote in those terms, but I guess it makes sense. I think from a Spanish perspective it is simply considered as the second most important novel written in Spanish, regardless of the origin of its author. Nevertheless, it is already way too long since I finished school, so my memories might be faulty :)<br /><br />Great review and nice that you liked it. I have just read it for the second time for my Classics Club list and I enjoyed it a lot more this time. I know nearly nothing about Colombian history but even then I could glimpse similarities between the history of Macondo and that of most Central and South American countries (or at least the idea I have in my head of what their history is).<br /><br />Irenehttps://teaandallthingsbookish.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-82538404887918297312015-01-19T10:35:14.177-05:002015-01-19T10:35:14.177-05:00I do absolutely love that first line! I struggled ...I do absolutely love that first line! I struggled with the fantastic elements in the story, but oddly, Don Quixote worked really well for me. Great review!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-54613892322152327152015-01-18T20:02:33.820-05:002015-01-18T20:02:33.820-05:00Thanks for the feedback ZezeeThanks for the feedback ZezeeJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-65029636285472004482015-01-17T08:55:57.271-05:002015-01-17T08:55:57.271-05:00The ending is my favorite part, when Aureliano rea...The ending is my favorite part, when Aureliano read his family's history as the wind blows Macondo away. He's being erased as he reads. In my mind I had a silly image of García Márquez saying "No, a character shouldn't know too much" and creating the wind to stop Aureliano from reading.<br /><br />I also like how García Márquez uses the names to show how traits are passed down in families. The last Aureliano had traits of both José Arcadio and Aureliano. If the child with the pig's tail was allowed to live, I wonder what his personality would have been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-5564859479468964722015-01-13T19:34:03.715-05:002015-01-13T19:34:03.715-05:00Thanks...yeah, it's worth a re-read.Thanks...yeah, it's worth a re-read.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-15823607745055086932015-01-11T09:02:51.792-05:002015-01-11T09:02:51.792-05:00It's been awhile since I've read this one....It's been awhile since I've read this one. I think the repeating names are a motif that suggest being trapped in a repetitive cycle of history. I remember really liking this book. One day I need to give a re-read. Thanks for your thoughts on it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com