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Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International) By Gabriel Garcia Marquez ( Vintage Books )
Release Date: 2007-10-30
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In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.
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 Worth the time ( dlreaman )
Several people have indicated that this is a difficult read. It is. Perhaps it's the translation, perhaps it's the abundance of imagery. But whatever it is, it's worth the effort.
Having read One Thousand Years and The Handsomest Drowned Man, I'm familiar with his use of prose and magical realism tendencies. If you can get past the linguistic hurdles, you're in for a wonderful story of the commitment of one man's heart.
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Oh what a fabulouos book! The imagery in this book will go with me forever. It took me back to a place and time that I'll never be physically, but I feel like I was there and lived through it. The story is very, very sad. So if you are looking for happy endings, this book is not for you. I can't wait to read more of this writers works.
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Love in the time of Cholera
I was left awed, shocked, disgusted, amused, inspired and mostly bewildered by this amazing tale. Florentino is a hopeless romantic who waits almost half a century for his true love. This story also chronicles the married life of his love- Fermina with Dr Urbino, in addition to Florentino's numerous love affairs. The prose is so engrossing and rich that at times it captivates the readers, but it also requires a slow down at times ,in order to grasp the essence. This novel is a translation from Spanish and still retains its true flavor, thereby making it even more remarkable.This book cannot just be taken in a literal sense, there is more to it than what appears on the surface. Garcia's ability to use magical realism (by treating love as a disease) with immense effect definitely makes him one of the best writers of this era.
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 Difficult read ( jolynnkrempecki )
I found this book to be very difficult to read. It didn't hold my attention. While there were psychological threads holding it together, they weren't strong enough to make up for the dry story, the repetitive style and the wordiness. Oprah and I usually agree on "books to read." We didn't agree on this one.
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one of the best books I have ever read; a story about love and its forms.
I had wanted to read this book for a long time, but when I finally checked it out of the library, I put off reading it. At the time I was reading a very long, 600+ page book, and I when I finally started reading Love in the time of Cholera, I was put off by its beginning, which to me seemed to have no point. However, I kept at it, and soon I was hooked.
The story occurs over a 50 year period, starting at the end and then going back to beginning to explain how things got there. In the late 1800's, in an unspecialized South American city, a boy and girl fall in love. However, their love is never consumated, and they barely speak, choosing instead to correspond with letters. Finally the girl chooses to marry a rich doctor- but the boy never gives up, waiting for the day Fermenia's husband will die. The author's style kept me going, as his writing style helped me imagine the story perfectly and beatifully. I loved this book!
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