tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post2082561158250430614..comments2024-03-22T02:20:24.383-05:00Comments on eclectic / eccentric: Book Review: Love in the Time of CholeraTrishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-59408062040467636792010-02-24T21:37:30.230-06:002010-02-24T21:37:30.230-06:00Amanda - No prob on linking. I'm not sure I w...Amanda - No prob on linking. I'm not sure I was ever rooting for Florentino, but there was something captivating about the relationship.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-11742480558927378092010-02-24T21:06:33.340-06:002010-02-24T21:06:33.340-06:00Hi Trisha, thanks for linking to this review in th...Hi Trisha, thanks for linking to this review in the comments of my abandoned posts. I don't actually link to other reviews in my abandoned posts but I did want to come read your thoughts.<br /><br />I think my biggest problem is I just didn't care for the characters. I wasn't rooting for Florentino at all.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-56002557371184225152009-08-25T14:52:07.190-05:002009-08-25T14:52:07.190-05:00Nymeth - Thanks. I feel the same way; it's dif...Nymeth - Thanks. I feel the same way; it's difficult but interesting and satisfying read.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-62672927964921927532009-08-25T14:07:13.659-05:002009-08-25T14:07:13.659-05:00"Slow seduction" is a very apt descripti..."Slow seduction" is a very apt description. I can't quite pinpoint why this book worked so well for me, and yet it really did.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-21033944189277236052009-08-24T19:51:05.164-05:002009-08-24T19:51:05.164-05:00Booksexy - Don't even worry about the spelling...Booksexy - Don't even worry about the spelling. First, I didn't even notice, and second, I misspell all the time when I'm writing fast. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-64968968996096748382009-08-24T19:17:12.158-05:002009-08-24T19:17:12.158-05:00Oh brother...could you please correct my spelling ...Oh brother...could you please correct my spelling on "writes". *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-51113297517899725352009-08-24T19:16:06.861-05:002009-08-24T19:16:06.861-05:00Trish -
I think your last paragraph pretty much s...Trish -<br /><br />I think your last paragraph pretty much sums up the "magical realists" like Marquez. Italo Calvino is another who rights in the same vein. I read Love in the Time of Cholera several years ago - and now I'm thinking it might be worth re-visiting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-85874211299086192422009-08-24T07:55:04.665-05:002009-08-24T07:55:04.665-05:00Trish - It was a painful journey at times, but yes...Trish - It was a painful journey at times, but yes it did seem worth it in the end. I haven't read One Hundred Years yet, and I'm definitely giving it some time before I pick up Marquez again. I need a bit of a break.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-12113573205687231592009-08-23T22:02:08.731-05:002009-08-23T22:02:08.731-05:00I've only read one book by Marquez - One Hundr...I've only read one book by Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude, but many of the things you describe here are how I felt about that book--more a book about words and themes rather than action. I've heard good and bad things about this one, and even though I have it on the shelf, I just can't seem to pick it up. Glad that in the end it worked for you.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.com