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abbie_ 's review for:
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
by Gabriel García Márquez
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is just a slim little novella so I don’t want to say too much about it because I feel that will spoil it. It’ll only take you a day to read at just 120 pages, so if you fancy tackling a little translated lit during your lockdown, this could be a perfect contender! Márquez’s writing is always stunning, and I was happy to see Gregory Rabassa as the translator at the start, as he is responsible for the stunning translation of One Hundred Years!
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It’s simply a tale about morality and responsibility. One man’s death in a small town is, surprise surprise, foretold, and yet no one in the town does a thing to stop the honour killing. Although I found the journalistic style a little repetitive occasionally, I was mostly impressed with the prose. The ending also ramps it up a lot - the tension builds quite slowly throughout and the ending made my jaw drop with its intensity.
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Definitely recommend for a rainy afternoon in lockdown.
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It’s simply a tale about morality and responsibility. One man’s death in a small town is, surprise surprise, foretold, and yet no one in the town does a thing to stop the honour killing. Although I found the journalistic style a little repetitive occasionally, I was mostly impressed with the prose. The ending also ramps it up a lot - the tension builds quite slowly throughout and the ending made my jaw drop with its intensity.
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Definitely recommend for a rainy afternoon in lockdown.