Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International)
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a master storyteller: it is simply a joy to get lost in his narrative. The easiness with which he describes almost 55 years of 2 people's life is amazing. I was a bit reluctant of reading the book because of the way it was marketed: a love story of astonishing power. I am really happy that I started reading it, as it is way more than the perfect love of 2 people. No, it goes deeper than that, describes feelings and situations that have nothing to do with romance as seen in the movies from Hollywood... It touches more complex situations of platonic love, sexual love, marrital love, obsession and habbit. Its characters can be disgusting and pitiful: noone escapes that. Not a book for those that expect the perfect romance, like in Disney world and that is why I loved it.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a master storyteller: it is simply a joy to get lost in his narrative. The easiness with which he describes almost 55 years of 2 people's life is amazing. I was a bit reluctant of reading the book because of the way it was marketed: a love story of astonishing power. I am really happy that I started reading it, as it is way more than the perfect love of 2 people. No, it goes deeper than that, describes feelings and situations that have nothing to do with romance as seen in the movies from Hollywood... It touches more complex situations of platonic love, sexual love, marrital love, obsession and habbit. Its characters can be disgusting and pitiful: noone escapes that. Not a book for those that expect the perfect romance, like in Disney world and that is why I loved it.