One hundred years of solitude..
By Andrid Arca
@arcandrid (68)
Caracas, Venezuela
March 17, 2019 9:44pm CST
I was reading the news last week on deadline.com and I found Netflix were producing a series based on One hundred years of solitude (the novel) by García Márquez (Nobel prize winner in literature). I was greatly surprised because I didn't know how influential was García's literature in non-spanish readers. So I really wanna know if you had had the chance to read One hundred years (it was translated into 50 languages or so)... and also I wanna know what were your thoughts when you were reading it.
Did you like it? Do you think bringing this particular book to the screen is a good idea? are u waiting for it?
Thanks :)
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11 responses
@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
18 Mar 19
I have read it as a university assignment. It was a great read.
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@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
18 Mar 19
I'm glad you liked it. It's tough reading.
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@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
18 Mar 19
You're welcome. Such a nice reading!
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@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
18 Mar 19
which means you didn't like it at all xD
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
27 Mar 19
@arcandrid
I have never heard of it or seen it on Netflix. There are things we do not have right now on Netflix here in Israel.
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@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
21 Apr 19
It's not available yet, but I read it's coming soon.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
5 Apr 19
In my opinon if the novel tells a great story, it will be nice to see it on screen. I haven't read that novel yet, but I am open to read it in the future. I must confess i am not into reading novels, though I may give it a shot.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
26 Apr 19
@arcandrid I'll keep that in mind, but now I am more focused on other kinds of things. But I will eventually read the novel you have suggested me. thanks!
@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
21 Apr 19
Yeah, I strongly recommend that one.! especially because you speak Spanish (Its original language).
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@ptrikha_2 (47083)
• India
9 Apr 19
I started this book in 2014 September. I read it with a break if 5 to 6 months in 2015.
Yet I gave up. The reason was it was way too complex. I have read Dan Brown's long works earlier but this was getting too boring and confusing after some time.
For a few years even I was wondering why I could not complete this book.
However I checked some of its reviews and in some of the reviews, the reviewer also talked about its complexity and confusing style.
So what I made out was that it is not definite that each and every work of a Noble Prize winner would be great!
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@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
21 Apr 19
I know it's quite confusing. Too many Aurelianos and Jose Arcadios xD. I understood it the second time I read it because the first time I was as lost as you were.
@ptrikha_2 (47083)
• India
9 Apr 19
Yet I would like to read some of his shorter works translated in English.
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@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
18 Mar 19
It's a novel written by a South American writer, it's about a fictitious town named Macondo which was founded by the Buendía family. It's a realistic drama with certain fantastic nuances.
It's a lovable story, I've read it three times and I'm deeply in love with García's prose.
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
16 May 19
My favorite. When I read the first chapter, I couldn't stop turning the pages. I was awed. A hundred year of solitude - wow - and the prophecy of the tail happened, and the ants, gosh, morbid but compelling. Ever since that reading decades back, Macondo has never left my mind. In fact, I tell about it to people who build mansions, their dream homes. I advise them to read A Hundred Years of Solitue.
I recommend the book highly, together with A House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende.
Will watch out for the netflix version, I hope they remain faithful to the Buendia story.
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
18 Mar 19
I read this when I was in college but already forgotten the whole thing. Need to revisit!
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