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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
this is easily the greatest book of the 20th century
people thought that the epic genre had died in modern literature but this is the #1 history of latin america
wish you could read it in spanish because it's sooooooooo funnyyyyyyyy. his slang...
if you're ever in the mood for something similar (not as ambitious but... just... fucking great) i wholeheartedly recommend LOS RIOS PROFUNDOS by josé maría arguedas.
it's centered in the andes not the caribbean and... wow! just one of the greatest books ever if not as famous as the generation of the boom.
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If I should be really honest with you - I didn't like it very much. I appreciate its enormous scope, it's take on social & family drama and description of atrocities and meaninglessness of war (and, last but not least, the wonderful magic reality elements), though what I hated was that basically every character in the book was called either Aureliano or Jose Arcado, and after 2 or 3 generations I was completely lost about who's who, which made the reading complicated.
People say, this book gets the better, the more times you read it. Maybe I should try it.