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kiwi_of_serenity's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
4.0
I did not enjoy this volume as much as I thought I would. I read a Marquez story in tenth grade and have loved that story ever since, but I didn’t have as much fun with the rest of the book. I think part of it is that i had more context and discussion in a classroom setting, and probably grasped the author’s purpose better. These stories are definitely well-crafted, but I think I would need to revisit them after getting an education on Colombian politics and symbology. I did really enjoy the mood of these stories, and found myself looking forward to that relaxed, detached tone with which Marques describes bizarre things.
alextbrouwer's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
soyboysimon's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Found this to be overall a solid collection of short stories. I love the way they're obviously all set in the same world, mentions of characters from one story brought up casually in another. It made it flow seamlessly. My main problem with most short story collections is the randomness, how you may like one story and hate the next. All of these were good, written well, and interconnected in a way that made sense. His writing is witty, clever, and laugh out loud funny in parts
kalin_grace's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
wilbobaggins's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
draxin's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The whole book consisted of the stories that screamed they were written for funsies.
cb613's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
motifenjoyer's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
4.0
"While he was sinking into delirium. When he had read the tales of embalmed pharaohs. As his fever rose, he felt himself to be the protagonist. A kind of emptiness in his life had begun there. From then on he had been unable to distinguish, to remember what events were part of his delirium and what were part of his real life."
fishface's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed this anthology, it feels like you have a little Gabriel García Márquez in a petri dish and you get to watch him grow from his unclear yet still striking early work to the beautiful stories from the last collection. The sea of lost time was probably my favourite :)