tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post66828680119531084..comments2023-07-23T06:38:11.263-04:00Comments on an adventure in reading: BOOK: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquezraidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-63729194729776948132009-04-09T04:26:00.000-04:002009-04-09T04:26:00.000-04:00I was really disappointed when I read this book se...I was really disappointed when I read this book several years ago, even though I am glad I read it. What I do remember was choosing this for a library book discussion BEFORE I read it and being horrified with how sexual it was! kinda funny in retrospect.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678995152526618877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-69421380566111800532009-03-19T13:53:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:53:00.000-04:00I'm surprised to hear that this was an Oprah-book....I'm surprised to hear that this was an Oprah-book. I haven't read it, but I really like the GGM-books I have read, so your review makes me intrigued and I may have to check this one out sooner than planned... :) Thanks for the review!!<BR/><BR/>/Eva - fellow OT-erEva @ One Swede Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07053476662764861384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-11388262671659250602009-03-18T19:43:00.000-04:002009-03-18T19:43:00.000-04:00I totally agree with your thoughts on this book! I...I totally agree with your thoughts on this book! I didn't at all feel that this was a true love story and it left me with a bad feeling. It's good that you found some positives in the characters and the writing! I know there are people who really love this book, but I am not one of them!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048221087572023485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-36924118618751772382009-03-15T12:51:00.000-04:002009-03-15T12:51:00.000-04:00I've had this on my shelves for years - long befor...I've had this on my shelves for years - long before Oprah picked it. A friend said it was one of her all-time favorites and that I'd love it. I haven't had any inclination to read it, and like Bookfool, I think I'm convinced it's not worth the effort. Thanks for shedding some light on this work. Your review was quite involved for something not terribly exciting. Thanks!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-53133697184805857162009-03-14T23:57:00.000-04:002009-03-14T23:57:00.000-04:00I'm not sure that this book would be my cup of tea...I'm not sure that this book would be my cup of tea. Sometimes I like Oprah's pick and then other times, I wondering where did she get this recommendation from? I think I picked this book up for 50 cents at my library sale...thought maybe one day I would read it but I'm not sure now if I will.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-66910090472768385592009-03-14T20:15:00.000-04:002009-03-14T20:15:00.000-04:00I've never been able to get into GGM. I read One ...I've never been able to get into GGM. I read One Hundred Years of Solitude on train rides to and from Cambridge, and I was determined to get all the way to the end, but I HATED it. And then I started Chronicle of a Death Foretold and gave up after a few pages. I tell myself it's at least partly to do with the fact it's in translation...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-35240146403078956372009-03-14T20:12:00.000-04:002009-03-14T20:12:00.000-04:00I don't know why Oprah said this was the most roma...I don't know why Oprah said this was the most romantic book ever. Stalkers aren't romantic.Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-57092362603222569472009-03-14T19:19:00.000-04:002009-03-14T19:19:00.000-04:00This just doesn't sound like my type of book or au...This just doesn't sound like my type of book or author. I may give him a try eventually but who knows when...samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-68391878288591669952009-03-14T17:32:00.000-04:002009-03-14T17:32:00.000-04:00I really love this book. I get the criticisms of i...I really love this book. I get the criticisms of it, but the language just flows in GGM's books!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-67392037599162108802009-03-14T15:08:00.000-04:002009-03-14T15:08:00.000-04:00I applaud you and anyone who has the tenacity to r...I applaud you and anyone who has the tenacity to read this book or any by GGM. I bought the book.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-89154387745266845632009-03-14T14:48:00.000-04:002009-03-14T14:48:00.000-04:00I've read 100 Years of Solitude and a short story ...I've read 100 Years of Solitude and a short story or two by GGM, but I tried The General in His Labyrinth and couldn't get through it. I'm still not sure what to think of the author. 100 Years took me forever to read. His writing is definitely dense and very odd. I've got Love in the Time of Cholera on my shelf and have never talked myself into picking it up. Now, I think I'm convinced it's not worth touching!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.com