People whose profile includes Chronicle of a Death Foretold
~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
shovel
~ 33-year-old man in Trenton, NJ
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“I got all mixed up, Celeste Dangond told me, because it suddenly seemed to me that they couldn't be killing him if he was so sure...”
Ishmael
“for the kids”
Funes
~ 24-year-old man in New York, NY
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“My favourite from Gabo! Really amusing story about an unwanted murder.”
Steppenwolf
“One of Hesse's masterpieces, written during one of the worst times he had on his life. A pessimistic view over German between...”
Equus007
~ 51-year-old woman in Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“He writes beautifully. I'm at a bit of a loss at filling these comments out as I don't get to discuss the books I read, I kind...”
One Hundred Years of Solitude
“Another master of blending the fantastic with the realistic.”
DandelionChild
~ 25-year-old woman in Nashville, TN
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“This novella is not my favorite work of his, but the way he sets the scene is gorgeous.”
One Hundred Years of Solitude
“This book gives me so much insight into humanity.”
cbelmonte
~ 20-year-old woman in Iowa City, IA
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“Mystical/magical realism is truly fascinating, and this is the best example of the concept that I can think of. I went absolutely...”
The Idiot
“This is an incredible novel which sheds a whole new light on Christianity. What a terrifying world to live in as a Christian -...”
barb0101
~ 46-year-old woman in Boston, MA
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“Leader in how to tell a story backwards, yet forwards, yet make it a mystery.”
Envisioning Information
“Classic precursor to every tag cloud you've ever seen...”
EdgarontheHeath
~ 30-year-old man in Washington, DC
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“While I love GGM's more imaginative works too, this is my favorite. The journalistic recounting of an event 30 years in the past...”
One Hundred Years of Solitude
“This book blew my mind. In the best possible way.”
DonnaJo
~ 23-year-old woman in Vega Baja, PR
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“This book is brilliant! It starts with the ending and then moves on to explain how things ended like that. I still wonder what...”
One Hundred Years of Solitude
“One of my favorite books, it's incredible.”
PapaBruce
~ 75-year-old man in Kohukohu, New Zealand
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
“Wonderful story that sets out the full story in the opening sentence, even in the title, and then proceeds to tell the details of...”
One Hundred Years of Solitude
“The most unforgettable opening page I have ever read.”
HandmaidenOfChaos
~ 40-year-old woman in Long Beach, CA
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
“I wish I had a tenth of the ferocity and honesty Didion writes with.”
