Love in the time of Cholera- “OS”
Posted by saij20 on April 14, 2008
3:45 PM - books…blah blah……
Category: Blogging
love in the time of cholera……..
just finished reading the book “love in the time of cholera ” by Mr.GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ, during my recent holiday trip going down the memory lane. T he book was a fantastic read for me because i am big fan of all kinds of human drama rather than sci-fi. It is a drama ,a saga of love spanning over fifty- sixty years and quite engrossing too. It shows love in all in its manifold forms,the physical,mental,the spiritual,the fidel,the infidel,love for god ,for country,for money,for wife,for lover,love for loves sake..alll forms and kinds and varieties.Set in the carribean isles during the colonial periods the author gives a vivid description of the times and customs and circumstances of life then.I could imagine ,rather picturise all the places described and the smells of the markets the stench of the ports ,the fragrance of the flowers,the haughty nature of fermina daza…the loser like character of florentino ariza( well in todays times we would only see him like a total loser .rather than true lover).
florentino ariza’s charcter is resembles devdas to a certain extent in that they both are sorry losers wallowing in their own misery and self pity,but, maybe florentino ariza is a shade better than devdas in the sense that he isnt a 100% loser/sucker like devdas,you will know why when you read the book.lol.
There is a need for lots of leisure time ,like when travelling in a train to read this masterly tale of love,life and old age.The book is not a page turner like a da vinci code but then it is slow and beautiful and smooth like the classical novel that it is ,it is more like european cinema rather than the slam bang…fast and slick hollywood movie.
Its a good read ,one must defnitely read it when there is liesure .enjoy. next i am planning to buy ” 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE ” by mr.garcia.
