Wow! Even after only reading the first part of this book, I must say it has for sure been my favourite of the term. I have enjoyed every page, which is wonderful considering as Jon said the book benefits from reading as much as you can in one go, and I found myself not wanting to put the book down at any point in my reading. The world building by Marquez captured me right away, but the main thing that had me hooked was how well developed all the characters in the novel are, especially considering how many of them there are. Although at times it did get confusing who was who, and I found myself flipping back to the family tree fairly often, I had a good sense of characterization as it felt as though everyone in the story had distinct personalities and motivations for their actions, and this made it easier to accurately guess who was being talked about before getting confirmation from the tree.<\/p>\n
One character who particularly resonated with me was Ursula. She reminds me a lot of my grandmother. From the beginning you can tell she has a big heart, and this continues to be shown throughout the book as she continuously is opening her home and heart to people, taking them in as her own. Even when Pietro Crespi was no longer marrying into the family, Ursula still cared for him as though he was one of her own, which I think showed a lot of who she is and what she stood for. Family clearly meant more than anything else to her. This also somewhat reminds me of Kris Jenner (lol) as she continuously stands by her family and those who have been important to her family, with perhaps the exception of Rebeca and Jose Arcadio after their announcement of what is essentially incest.<\/p>\n
In the lecture video, Jon posed the question of whether confusion in a novel is enjoyable or frustrating, and I find that with 100 years of solitude, the confusion was enjoyable and part of the fun, it kept me turning the pages and wanting to piece together everything as quickly as possible. That being said, this book did not confuse me as much as I expected it to, which was a very pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the book, Ursula expressed her concerns about consummating her marriage with Jose Arcadio Buendia due to the fact they were related, and her worry that their children would come out deformed, and although this did not happen, the family seems to be doomed to consistent bad luck. My question for this week is, do you think the bad luck upon the family is some sort of \u201ccurse\u201d that Ursula is suffering due to consummating her marriage?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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