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Love in the Time of Cholera

By Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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| Hardcover | 9781857152357

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Set in an unnamed Caribbean seaport, Garcia Mrquez's extraordinary Love in the Time of Cholera (1988) relates one of literature's most remarkable stories of unrequited love. "This shining and heartbreaking novel," Thomas Pynchon wrote in The New York Times Book Review, is one of those few rare worksContinue

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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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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Genre study: Literary fiction, world authors

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

Spoiler: They're going to rock the boat.

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Ochya said on Aug 6, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | 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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

My favourite is still 100 Years of Solitude, but this book isn't bad...

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shazzpezzazz said on Nov 6, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback