One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Surreal - is one word to describe this 'experience'. And that's what it is -- an 'experience'. It's almost like astral travel. The moment you pick up the book you're transported into this vibrant world, and you buy into it, with all the 'make believe' on account of the 'realistic' backdrop of dreary civil war in erstwhile Columbia. It's romantic, and how? Not in the cheesy idea of romanticism portrayed by plastic new age media, but in a rustic authentic and intensely sensual sort of way! Complex it is, with it's many hues of drama and innuendos. Layered it is, with an intricate portrayal of the illogical nuances of human existence. Not for the regular Joe (forgive me)! The empathy it induced in me toward all the characters was uncanny. Love is intertwined in all it's forms throughout every breath of the book. There is of course an air of mysticism and an occultish outlook. This was by far the most intense book i have ever 'been in', and if Gabriel Garcia Marquez was of marriageable age, or even close to it, i'd hunt him down in an instant. Everything about his work resonated with my innermost being.
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