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This is the first English translation i have read of Garcia Marquez's work, and the second book i have read from this truly talented and gifted writer. Love in the Time of Cholera, one of his most famous works next to One Hundred Years of Solitude, is the story of a mature, original, and unique love triangle between a doctor, his wife, and her past lover who dedicates nearly 50 years of his life in hope that they will be together again. What makes this novel such a unique story is how the author makes contrasting and yet synonymous comparisons (symbolically and figuratively) between love and cholera, a fatal epidemic disease that proliferated among many people in Columbia, killing thousands. Not only of love, but also of death, and of life, in such a humorous, ironic, and spell-binding way. I look foreward to reading more of Garcia Marquez's works. If you can read in Spanish, i think it's best to read his other works in its original "idioma," and if you can't (or just want to read it in English like i did for this book), i gaurantee that you can still grasps the beauty, the maturity, and the in depth and profound works of this talented Nobel Prize winning author. Read, laugh, smile, and think, because this is one of those books that will leave you thinking and remembering the story and its characters for years to come.


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Love in the Time of Cholera Gabriel Garcia Marquez Edith Grossman Books Reviews

I absolutely adore this book. I've always been heavy into Russian literature and was interested in reading something different - this book hit the spot. Marquez has a way of writing that entices you and makes you never want to put this book down. His romantic vocabulary as well as vivid writing style really grabbed me. I highly suggest this for any lovers of Nabokov.
The somewhat languid pace of the novel fits with the times, the climate, and the social mores of the setting. It also enables a nuanced exploration of the kinds of love experienced by the main characters in the story. It could be argued that the central theme of the relationship between the two primary characters is somewhat farfetched, but when does love follow a formula (except in rom-coms)? While not a page-turner, the story remains engaging throughout. The author has a lovely way with words (as captured by his English translator) that brings the texture of people, time and place to vivid life. I thought the author let the primary male character off the hook for his poor judgment in the final (of many) love relationships before returning to his lifelong inamorata. But maybe it is also my own biases intruding. All in All, a great read from an author of almost magical word-power.
This stunning work captures the feelings of love and tragedy all in one. Of course, the author is very famous for this and other works. Be ready for a dark road down a very interesting path as the years go by in the lives of the two main characters. There is a little funny business about his sexual exploits but I don't want to give away the special way he worded things. Gotta read it!
The writing is nothing short of masterful. My problem is that the protagonist, at least for the majority of the book, is a reprehensible human being. He falls in love at a very young age even though he's never actually talked to the girl, only exchanging notes, and maintained this obsession for his lifetime. She marries another after firmly rejecting him. It is incomprehensible to me that he sustains this for over 50 years. During that time, even though he is described as somewhat slovenly in his appearance and not attractive, he manages to voraciously bed multiple women, some for one time some as ongoing lovers. He only truly "loves" one person. A girl sent to him for protection who he seduces at the age of fourteen after grooming her for a few years. So we are supposed to be heartened when in his 70's he finally "gets the girl." My revulsion at this character was only overcome by the absolutely beautiful writing, the fully realized characters and the description of time and place. Be warned, this is a long and complex book, not an easy read.
Now, as a grad student, I HATED this book. Not because it wasn't well written but because I hated the characters and the overall theme. Not sure why everyone loves this one so much. That's my honest review. Take it how you wish.
I can see why Gabriel Garcia Marquez won the Nobel Prize for literature. The book has a very unique style. It is more like painting a picture with words than telling a story in the usual sense. In a painting you can move your focus, look around and see different parts quickly, then maybe study some details. Similarly, the scenes in the book are not in chronological order. In fact, the first scene is actually near the end temporally (so don't worry that the next paragraph of this review is giving anything away, you will find these things near the beginning of the book). The author gives a glimpse of various points in time, and then fills in details as the book progresses. And, it is more than just a picture of these characters' lives, it is a picture of a time and a place. At the end of the book, you will feel like you have lived there.

For most of the book, I thought it was a tragedy not a love story. I disagree with many reviewers, it was not a book about unrequited love, because Florentino Ariza was never in love. Even though Florentino Ariza was successful in a worldly sense, I felt sorry for him. He never loved Fermina Daza, they were never much more than acquaintances. He wasted his entire life being in love with the idea of being in love, but never understanding what love is. Love is not a disease, it is not infatuation, it is not lust, it is not an extreme form of like. For most of his life, his love was about himself, even when he was proud to be suffering for it. Only at the very end did he realize that love is about the one being loved, it is something you do; love is a verb, not a state of being. Also, only at the end of the book did I really understand the title of the book.
This is the first English translation i have read of Garcia Marquez's work, and the second book i have read from this truly talented and gifted writer. Love in the Time of Cholera, one of his most famous works next to One Hundred Years of Solitude, is the story of a mature, original, and unique love triangle between a doctor, his wife, and her past lover who dedicates nearly 50 years of his life in hope that they will be together again. What makes this novel such a unique story is how the author makes contrasting and yet synonymous comparisons (symbolically and figuratively) between love and cholera, a fatal epidemic disease that proliferated among many people in Columbia, killing thousands. Not only of love, but also of death, and of life, in such a humorous, ironic, and spell-binding way. I look foreward to reading more of Garcia Marquez's works. If you can read in Spanish, i think it's best to read his other works in its original "idioma," and if you can't (or just want to read it in English like i did for this book), i gaurantee that you can still grasps the beauty, the maturity, and the in depth and profound works of this talented Nobel Prize winning author. Read, laugh, smile, and think, because this is one of those books that will leave you thinking and remembering the story and its characters for years to come.