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Love in the Time of Cholera

By Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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| Paperback | 9780141189208

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A book for all ages

The greatest achievement of this novel is also its biggest downfall. The best bits of it are those that relate to you. Therefore, it will mean different things to you at different times in your life, and different things to different people. I know this is true for most things, but the problem here ... (continue)

The greatest achievement of this novel is also its biggest downfall. The best bits of it are those that relate to you. Therefore, it will mean different things to you at different times in your life, and different things to different people. I know this is true for most things, but the problem here is that the parts that don't relate to you seem longer and slower paced.
However, it is a very well written book, which does indeed cover all aspects of love. It is this fact that makes it so good: it will appeal to nearly everyone. Both sides of love are explored and exposed. On one side of the coin, there is crushing loneliness: the worst of human emotions; and on the other side, unending requited adoration: the greatest human emotion. If you're single, married, divorced, widowed or anywhere in between, there is something that relates to you, and this is the part you will enjoy the most.
It is hard to think of someone who would not enjoy some part of this book, but equally difficult to imagine someone who would enjoy all of it. I can appreciate all its merits, yet there were definite moments that I felt the story was dragging or tedious. Which I suppose is another aspect of love.

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Daniel Peachey said on Jul 11, 2008 | Add your feedback

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Genre study: Literary fiction, world authors

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madamedefarge said on Apr 15, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

哥倫比亞籍作家GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ是南美洲魔幻現實主義文學的代表人物﹐代表作是1967年"ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE (百年孤寂) " **﹐而這部"LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA(愛在瘟疫蔓延時) " 寫於1985年﹐是作者於1982年獲得諾貝爾文學獎後的作品﹐他以平實的筆觸﹐描繪了一段歷經半世紀的三角愛情故事﹐其細膩感人﹑引人入勝之處﹐又是另一種魔幻。
青春歲月的FLORENTINO ARIZA 與FERMINA DAZA本為一對﹐然而FERMINA有一天突然任性地回絕了FLORENTINO的愛﹐他想盡辦法也 ... (continue)

哥倫比亞籍作家GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ是南美洲魔幻現實主義文學的代表人物﹐代表作是1967年"ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE (百年孤寂) " **﹐而這部"LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA(愛在瘟疫蔓延時) " 寫於1985年﹐是作者於1982年獲得諾貝爾文學獎後的作品﹐他以平實的筆觸﹐描繪了一段歷經半世紀的三角愛情故事﹐其細膩感人﹑引人入勝之處﹐又是另一種魔幻。
青春歲月的FLORENTINO ARIZA 與FERMINA DAZA本為一對﹐然而FERMINA有一天突然任性地回絕了FLORENTINO的愛﹐他想盡辦法也沒能令她回心轉意﹔不久之後﹐FERMINA與另一個男人JUVENAL URBINO結婚生子﹐可FLORENTINO並沒有灰心﹐一直守候著他心愛的女人。雖然他身邊不乏女人﹐但他始終沒能忘記FERMINA﹐他事業有成﹑家宅華麗﹐但終生未娶﹐他只在等待一個機會﹐一個與FERMINA 重拾舊好的機會。終於半世紀戛然而逝﹐JUVENAL在一次意外中一跌不起﹐FLORENTINO的慰問書信成為FERMINA喪夫之痛中的一點安慰﹐慢慢地他倆漸生情素﹐在暮年歲月重踏戀愛之路。
一直很少看諾貝爾文學獎得主的作品﹐因英文底子不好﹐怕深奧難明﹐所以只曾看過中譯版川端康成的作品(那己是中學時代的事) 。雖然這部英譯版的LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA (原著為西班牙文) 也有若干深奧的字彙﹐但的確寫得豐富而瑰麗﹐由開首至結尾﹐讓人回味無窮﹑餘情裊裊﹐果然是小說高手。
附﹕最近有一同名電影上映﹐不幸看了的話我只能表示遺憾﹐沒有看過的話恭喜你﹐與其浪費時候看一部劣作電影﹐不如看小說罷﹐因為細膩的內心描述﹐只能在字裡行間中細味品賞。

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Mayc1111 said on Jul 28, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Valentino hopes to find love again in other women, but every time he sees Fermina he knows it could only be her.

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Christine Chow Knowles said on Feb 6, 2011 | Add your feedback

FiveBooks recommends Love in the Time of Cholera

Writer Kate Figes has chosen to discuss Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera on FiveBooks as one of the top five on her subject - Sex and Marriage, saying that:
"It’s partly such a passionate book because of the beauty of the prose, describing love through time and how she found con ... (continue)

Writer Kate Figes has chosen to discuss Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera on FiveBooks as one of the top five on her subject - Sex and Marriage, saying that:
"It’s partly such a passionate book because of the beauty of the prose, describing love through time and how she found contentment – love, passion and sex all in one. The prose just drips sexuality and sensuality."
The full interview is available here: http://five-books.com/interviews/kate-figes

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FiveBooks said on Mar 9, 2010 | Add your feedback