This book was overwhelming in many ways. It left my heart heavy pondering some of the things written about this book. The writing style was flawless, it's amazing how the author shifts seamlessly from one narrative to another without braking the languid pace. It sometimes dragged but everything fell into place in due time.
In spite of the praises and acclaims of this book that's even turn into a...
more This book was overwhelming in many ways. It left my heart heavy pondering some of the things written about this book. The writing style was flawless, it's amazing how the author shifts seamlessly from one narrative to another without braking the languid pace. It sometimes dragged but everything fell into place in due time.
In spite of the praises and acclaims of this book that's even turn into a movie, I didn't share the same sentiment as the other readers. I have mixed feelings with this book, there were a lot of things I disliked and some few things I liked about it.
The story for one, I tried to appreciate the concept of "love" which was used loosely, and substituted for "sex", and found myself annoyed at what I was reading. Newsweek said it's "A love story of astonishing power", but I disagree. Obviously the author has a different concept of it than I do and as much as I tried to grasp it I can't.
The first time he saw her he admired her beauty, the "love" he felt for her, and what she responded with later on, was illusory. They don't even know each other yet they claim to do so. Back then all it would take is a pretty face to turn heads, but why are they crazy about Fermina? The author let the reader assume, and I found it annoying because aside from her beauty, he didn't justify the events that transpired.
I surmised most of the people were awed by the tenacity of Florentino's romantic side waiting all those years, months, and days to offer eternal love to one woman, Fermina Daza, and maybe they saw that this love he has for her, if it's called that, is timeless. Yes, love is timeless as this book showed, because even in old age people are still capable of it.
What bothered me was Florentino's promiscuity, the everyone in between he claimed to "love", and again "love" is the substitute word for sex. That's what most of the book is about, everyone does it, even Dr Urbino was unfaithful. I cringed at the fourteen-year-old girl with Florentino. I can't imagine a nubile female having a romp in the sheets with a man old enough to be her grandfather.
I know this author has more praise-worthy books, and I'm looking forward to reading them, this one isn't all that.
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