One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez I'd heard was a really, really fantastic book; I'd heard it was a modern day classic. I like reading classics, and so I wanted to read the book.
It's the history of a family and their mistakes, the things that they did great, things that didn't go well for the family at all; and so it was a combination of success and tragedy over the years.
There was certainly a magical quality about the book. It was - there was a feeling of almost disbelief as I would read this text, and that was okay. It was really great. As the book reached the end, there was a sense that hey, all of this happened for a particular reason and that it gave purpose to the lives of these people, that it wasn't just in vain, it was a sense of predestination, if you will.
I'd recommend this book to anybody who has a deep interest in literature, anybody who wants to have a very - who's into philosophy and into a deep level of understanding of the human experience. It's not an easy read, so it's not for a book - it's not a book for somebody who wants to do some light reading, per se, but it's a great book for somebody who wants to discover more about the meaning of life, if you will. I'd give this a 4½ out of five. Only reason why I didn't give it a five - it's a really great book, really one of the greatest ever, I think - and that is it is a tough read.
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