Love in the time of Cholera (book review)
Title: Love in the time of Cholera Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Note: All efforts have been made to keep this review short and spoiler-free. However, there are some spoilers because analysis does require some factual substantiation. I shall try and avoid adding too many facts. The point here is to provide an analysis. This is not a gateway for potential bluffing by lazy potatoes who would rather not read those 348 pages. I avoided most of the major works of Marquez for years. It was just one of those phenomena where one hears so much about something that one takes a cerebral detour due to being alienated by the hype. That, and in my time as an adolescent I did not wish to prove my sibling correct in his estimation of Marquez's literary prowess. Imagine my bemusement when this book was offered as a gift by someone who, ironically, has his birthday just two days before the sibling's birthday. Ah, life.. This novel appears to be placed somewhere in th...