A review by soyboysimon
Collected Stories by Gabriel García Márquez

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