tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post7353829292016816871..comments2024-03-26T23:45:35.573-04:00Comments on Typings: Love In The Time of Cholerareesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-70040925447396462922020-11-01T13:10:14.369-05:002020-11-01T13:10:14.369-05:00That's definitely a strong recommend.
And th...That's definitely a strong recommend. <br /><br />And that's a great observation: the physical is something that Garcia Marquez writes well about.<br /><br />The problem was mostly it was one of those books I really, really expected to love, and I only liked it.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-8916085595960705652020-11-01T10:31:00.491-05:002020-11-01T10:31:00.491-05:00What impressed me were all the smells, with refere...What impressed me were all the smells, with references from aromas to stenches on about every other page. This starts on in the incredible first line of the novel: “It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.” Other themes - rivers, animals, cages, etc. - were so compelling that I read it even after I came home from teaching ESL at 9:00 p.m., something pre-pandemic I was usually too tired to do.Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038437416575948282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-90264095573757003542020-09-15T23:29:05.251-04:002020-09-15T23:29:05.251-04:00Of what I've read I like the non-fiction best ...Of what I've read I like the non-fiction best as well. Shipwrecked Sailor impressed when I read it.<br /><br />There's that new book--I've only read a review--about how he became the phenom he now is. I wonder how much of it was marketing.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-3241731541887710602020-09-15T23:09:02.435-04:002020-09-15T23:09:02.435-04:00Bolaño and Borges are much > than García Market...Bolaño and Borges are much > than García Marketing, agreed!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-25399826501683441672020-09-15T23:06:32.494-04:002020-09-15T23:06:32.494-04:00I read this so many years ago that I can barely re...I read this so many years ago that I can barely remember any specifics to my reaction. I think it was somewhere between yours and the Other Reader's. García Márquez is way less than a fave for me although I hope to revisit his work one of these days (possibly some of his nonfiction, which I quite enjoyed).Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-54840699659101803542020-09-11T10:28:33.449-04:002020-09-11T10:28:33.449-04:00I certainly wouldn't want to discourage you fr...I certainly wouldn't want to discourage you from reading it!<br /><br />I liked the romantic parts the best; it's just that I wished that was all there was.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-86747510940384260762020-09-11T09:22:06.588-04:002020-09-11T09:22:06.588-04:00I tend to like stories with themes about romance, ...I tend to like stories with themes about romance, so I wonder if I might like this more than you. Despite your reservations about it, I think I will add it to my Someday List.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-39236798489260993082020-08-29T22:44:48.920-04:002020-08-29T22:44:48.920-04:00I'd hate to say don't read it & there ...I'd hate to say don't read it & there were definitely funny/touching things in it. But it often gets praised to the skies and I'm not sure about that.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-47975217027886968182020-08-29T22:26:55.245-04:002020-08-29T22:26:55.245-04:00Hmmm .... I own a first edition of this book but h...Hmmm .... I own a first edition of this book but have never had the desire to read it. Perhaps a light curiosity but, based on your review, I feel comfortable to pass it by. Good for you for the attempt though!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-66433263216522159132020-08-28T22:33:34.965-04:002020-08-28T22:33:34.965-04:00The same as you--I heard this was more approachabl...The same as you--I heard this was more approachable than Hundred Years of Solitude. And it's true: I definitely liked this better, though it's been years since I read Solitude. But I wasn't that taken with Solitude when I read it.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-20472255589680579572020-08-28T19:01:40.521-04:002020-08-28T19:01:40.521-04:00Hmmmm I have this on the TBR pile & I've b...Hmmmm I have this on the TBR pile & I've been told it's a more accessible read than 100 Hundred Yrs of Solitude, which I enjoyed with some reservations too. Yet to try any Borges or Bolano...Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-15510865268052082872020-08-28T17:22:10.056-04:002020-08-28T17:22:10.056-04:00It makes sense in this one, especially as it gives...It makes sense in this one, especially as it gives him the chance to show a couple of twists. If only the middle hadn't been so loooong...<br /><br />Not that it was that long a book really.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-18093540728697112422020-08-28T17:21:02.821-04:002020-08-28T17:21:02.821-04:00I've read a couple of other Garcia Marquez, bu...I've read a couple of other Garcia Marquez, but I like Borges much better.<br /><br />I'm pretty fond of Bolaño's Savage Detectives, though.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-13726574206382680562020-08-28T16:42:18.723-04:002020-08-28T16:42:18.723-04:00I've never been a huge fan of books that flash...I've never been a huge fan of books that flash back to the character's pasts for the majority of the book, but I can see why the author chose to do it for this one. Still not sure I want to read it.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-89298204206139474112020-08-28T16:02:59.348-04:002020-08-28T16:02:59.348-04:00i've read 3 or 4 of Borges' works but not ...i've read 3 or 4 of Borges' works but not any Marquez... it might be okay; i guess i'll have to try one and find out... i've got a lot of ignorance as regards Latin writers; i open one of their books occasionally but so far nothing i've seen has capivated... even though i have a little Espanol...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.com