Love in the Time of Cholera (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
3 journalers for this copy...
I have to confess, I haven't actually managed to read this....
I received this book earlier this week, but I had forgotten to journal it. Many thanks to Beguine2 for fulfilling a wish by this book on Bookrelay. It is going to my Mount TBR.
AMAZON
"While delivering a message to her father, Florentino Ariza spots the barely pubescent Fermina Daza and immediately falls in love. What follows is the story of a passion that extends over 50 years, as Fermina is courted solely by letter, decisively rejects her suitor when he first speaks, and then joins the urbane Dr. Juvenal Urbino, much above her station, in a marriage initially loveless but ultimately remarkable in its strength. Florentino remains faithful in his fashion; paralleling the tale of the marriage is that of his numerous liaisons, all ultimately without the depth of love he again declares at Urbino's death. In substance and style not as fantastical, as mythologizing, as the previous works, this is a compelling exploration of the myths we make of love."
This is the first book of Gabriel Garcia Marquez that I read and this won't be the last one. The story might seems innocent and simple, but he has a way to tell this story which makes the reader absorbed in it. His writing made me think of Steinbeck because of the way he tells a story like a raconteur. This was one of the best books I read this summer, so thank you Beguine2 for sharing it through BookRelay.
"While delivering a message to her father, Florentino Ariza spots the barely pubescent Fermina Daza and immediately falls in love. What follows is the story of a passion that extends over 50 years, as Fermina is courted solely by letter, decisively rejects her suitor when he first speaks, and then joins the urbane Dr. Juvenal Urbino, much above her station, in a marriage initially loveless but ultimately remarkable in its strength. Florentino remains faithful in his fashion; paralleling the tale of the marriage is that of his numerous liaisons, all ultimately without the depth of love he again declares at Urbino's death. In substance and style not as fantastical, as mythologizing, as the previous works, this is a compelling exploration of the myths we make of love."
This is the first book of Gabriel Garcia Marquez that I read and this won't be the last one. The story might seems innocent and simple, but he has a way to tell this story which makes the reader absorbed in it. His writing made me think of Steinbeck because of the way he tells a story like a raconteur. This was one of the best books I read this summer, so thank you Beguine2 for sharing it through BookRelay.
Journal Entry 4 by KarinAlyssa at By Mail in BookRelay.Com, Bookrelay -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, January 22, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (1/23/2006 UTC) at By Mail in BookRelay.Com, Bookrelay -- Controlled Releases
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Going to Nillabreen who accepted it on BookRelay. Enjoy !
Going to Nillabreen who accepted it on BookRelay. Enjoy !
I received this on bookrelay some time ago. Sorry I forgot to journal it...
This book was assigned reading in a latin american literature course when I was in college. I tried my best, but my comprehension in the original Spanish was minimal. I understood enough, though, to be interested in reading the translation. Thank you very much for offering this book on bookrelay!
This book was assigned reading in a latin american literature course when I was in college. I tried my best, but my comprehension in the original Spanish was minimal. I understood enough, though, to be interested in reading the translation. Thank you very much for offering this book on bookrelay!
