Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

One of my top 5 books of all time. I read it in the mid nineties, my first Marquez book. So beautfiful, so poetic! Made me wish I could read it in Spanish so as not to lose anything in the translation.

I have read nearly all his books since. Maybe two or three left to read as of now. I'll get around to it. His novellas are lovely too, and short story collection, Innocent Erindira. Very easy reads.

I found 100 Years of Solitude excellent in parts and too esoteric in others. Overall, I did not enjoy it half as much as Cholera.

If you like Marquez, may I suggest Of Love and Other Demons as your next Marquez book? From there, you can go on to read any of his books and come to appreciate his style.

ENJOY!!!!

Marquez is magnificent. Enjoy.

Great book, and a very fine movie starring Javier Bardem. If you've seen him in No Country for Old Men, you'll have trouble recognizing him in this film.

I think it's his best novel after One Hundred Years of Solitude. It's such a funny, inventive, poignant love story.

I've read Chronicle of a Death Foretold and it was brilliant, and funny, and just great really. I haven't read anything else but, it seems I really should!

Love in the Time of Cholera is one of my favorites. Savor it.

BTW, in some parts of this bilingual country, his books are shelved with the M's, in other parts, with the G's. His Spanish name is not Marquez, but Garcia Marquez.

(In my neighborhood, in fact, to find works by any author with three names, it's often easier to let the B&N personnel lead the way.)

That said, with the comments here I'm going to put Love In The Time Of Cholera on my to-buy list.