El amor en los tiempos del cólera

Book Description

De jóvenes, Florentino Ariza y Fermina Daza se enamoran apasionadamente, pero Fermina eventualmente decide casarse con un médico rico y de muy buena familia. Florentino está anonadado, pero es un romántico. Su carrera en los negocios florece, y aunque sostiene 622 pequeños romances, su corazón todavía pertenece a Fermina. Cuando al fin el esposo de ella muere, Florentino acude al funeral con toda intención. A los cincuenta años, nueve meses y cuatro días de haberle profesado amor a Fermina, lo hará una vez más.

Con sagacidad humorística y depurado estilo, García Márquez traza la historia excepcional de un amor que no ha sido correspondido por medio siglo. Aunque nunca parece estar propiamente contenido, el amor fluye a través de la novela de mil maneras –alegre, melancólico, enriquecedor, siempre sorprendente.

Customer Reviews:

Never got it.......2007-05-12

Never got the product, got the worst feedback possible on my order, nest time will order bokks with any method but Amazon. I wanted it for a present and because of the delay and no feedback my opportunity was blow.

Un muy buen libro.......2006-10-10

Una historia muy simpática y refrescante. Te hace vivir una época de antaño gracias a la manera tan particular que tiene "EL Gabo" en su narrativa.
El eterno enamorado la considerara una hermosa historia de amor, mientras que una persona mas objetiva, podría describir a Florentino como una persona obsesionada.
No lo considero el mejor trabajo de Gabriel García Márquez, pero definitivamente es un muy buen libro.
La pasión con la que describe a cada personaje, hace que brote de ellos una magia particular que te hace quererlos, odiarlos, sentir pena y alegría por ellos, etc.
Gracias Gabriel García Márquez por haber creado una historia tan interesante.

Unmitigated Love: A Malady Even To Gods.......2006-07-20

This story highlights the hurldes that true love can overcome. And that when you are frank with yourself, there is nothing you cannot accomplish. Its a true test of your convictions, and is a story for all hopeless romantics. It showcases that two people can love each other to the point where nothing else matters...

Garcia Marquez es unico.......2006-01-06

Disfrute tanto de esta novela, que la volvi a leer pero en Ingles. Desde luego que la novela se saborea mejor en la hermosa lengua Española, pero la traduccion al Ingles no esta tan peor. No a todos les gusta el estilo de Garcia Marquez, pero lo que es a mi, su estilo me encanta. Es unico. Se han dado cuenta como el autor siempre se refiere a sus personajes por sus nombres y apellidos? (por ejemplo, nunca dice solamente el primer nombre; siempre este va acompañado de el apellido.) Que original, no? Porque le di solo 4 estrellas? Soy una amante de los clasicos, y no me gusta que este libro contine muchas cosas que no son edificantes. Un buen clasico (como War and Peace, de Tolstoy) no necesita vulgaridad ni malas palabras para dejar huella.

You have to read that in spanish.......2005-08-28

I think the book shows a lot of colombian background and the features of the people and nature are quite amazing described, so i think you have to read all in spanish to understand the really meaning of the book. I recomend to read that book to everybody who believes that the love never dies.

El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Colera / Love in the Times of Cholera

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Another stroke of genius......
Magic Realism at its best !!!!
A Literary Monument

El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Colera / Love in the Times of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Manufacturer: Sudamericana
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 9500703203

Customer Reviews:

Another stroke of genius.............2004-10-28

One Hundred Years of Solitude is definitely my favorite book of all times. Since I considered I had read Gabo's masterpiece, I never got to reading Love in the Times of Cholera, until now.

A few days ago, I read Memoria de mis Putas Tristes, which came out about a week ago, and when writing a review, I thought too bad the book is not 900 pages long. Then, hungry for more divine prose and magic realism, I remembered Love in the Times of Cholera. I suddenly had 500 more pages of Gabo.

The book turns out to be a 50+ year long love story, superbly written as most of what Gabo has written. The prose grabs you and does not let you go until the very last line.

Every now and then, one reads a sentence in a book and wonders how much feeling, effort, expeience and luck it takes to word something so beautifully. This does not happen too often, and sometimes you go through numerous books without finding one of these, regardless of who the author is. Well, let me just say that there is one of theses magical sentences in just about every single page of Love in the Times of Cholera. The novel is like a bottle of excellent wine....each sip tastes better than the last one. This book will leave you with a sensation od deep, pleasant intoxication.

How does it compare to One Hundred Years? It's simply different. Even though time is probably the main character in both novels, while there's more magic in One Hundred Years, there's more love and passion in Love in the Times of Cholera.

I am left with the exact same feeling after reading every one of Gabo's boks: how the hell does he do it every time?

Don't miss out on the pleasure produced by this novel.

Magic Realism at its best !!!!.......2001-08-10

This is a love story. Yes. It describes with colorful and beautiful words a city that once was the center of the Spanish conquest, with Viceroys and nobility. Cartagena at the turn of the century, is only a shadow of this glorious past. But what makes this book unforgettable is the way you can see word by word, that the power of love is nothing without the element of destiny. A magnificent river, luxurious river ships, alligators sunbathing on the river banks, balloon rides and horse carriages. A fantastic story about all things long gone.

A Literary Monument.......2001-01-05

I read somewhere that the admirers of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" (a novel that brought the Nobel Prize for Garcia in 1982) would be surprised to know that Gabriel Garcia Marquez has bettered it in the form of "Love in the Time of Cholera". Well, although I found the latter half of it a little cloggy, I was a great admirer of One Hundred Years of Solitude. But after reading Love in the Time of Cholera, I think it's not fair to compare as different works of fiction as these two novels are, and it won't do any good to Garcia as well.

The only thing common to these two novels, however, is the prose of Garcia. He weaves, with the dexterity of a master craftsman, small characters and trifle incidents into the vast fabric of the novels. Effortlessly moving from character to character and incident to incident, he provides small pegs and footholds to the reader so that he could ascend, like a rock-climber, to his colossal literary monuments. This is especially true for Love in the Time of Cholera, where the reader is provided with a spectacular finale and one feels indeed like setting foot at the summit of Mount Everest after reading the novel. This is by far the best ending of a novel that I have read so far.

There are dozens of important characters in Love in the Time of Cholera but I think the two most important protagonists are Love and Time. And both of them are so intricately interwoven together that sometimes it becomes difficult to tell which is which -- like two shrubs that run up the length of a tall tropical tree. The love of Florentino Ariza, a thin and shy boy, for the beautiful but whimsical Fermina Daza is unlike any in the literature. And in order to have her, our hero must overcome time (half a century!), her aloofness and more than 400 love affairs! I guess even Hercules would have given up in face of these obstacles.

Book Description

When mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurance is invited to teach "The Three Great Ladies of the Mystery" class at Chastain Community College, the sometime sleuth discovers that all is not strictly academic in Chastain's hallowed halls of learning. And when a shocking scandal in the school newspaper erupts in a suicide and two violent deaths, Professor Laurance enlists the talents of her new hubby, private eye Max Darling, and dons her thinking cap to probe intrigue and vengeance among Chastain's faculty.

A Dangerous Thing

Max and Annie, with dubious help from three of their own great ladies of the mystery -- Annie's pixilated mother-in-law, a batty local dowager, and a Christie crime fanatic -- learn that just about everyone at the school had means, motive, and access to the murder weapons. From the secretly boozing professor of advertising to the muscle-bound campus cad who barters passing grades for a little extracurricular activity, anyone on the faculty is a possible killer -- waiting to strike again!

Customer Reviews:

An enjoyable romp........2006-11-05

No one can call Ms. Hart's Death on Demand series an example of hard-boiled detectionn writing. She is very definitely in the cozy genre, but she fits very well in there. I probably enjoyed this book the most so far in this series. This is the fifth book in this series. In it Annie is teaching a class in a community college. She is teaching about the three grande dames from the Golden Age of mystery, and she really warms up to her task and to her class, even though she has three very familiar faces in it. While expounding on her three favourites (Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers and Mary Roberts Rhinehart), there are some extremely volatie interactions going on between faculty members in the School of Journalism, and sure enough things start happening. Annie, along with her husband Max and her three cohorts find themselves embroiled in a murder. This book was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed watching it unfold. I especially liked the character development that occured with the regulars in this series.

Great characters!.......2006-01-30

This was my very first Death on Demand mystery, but was not my last! I love the characters and I love mysteries - what could be better? I mystery laced with facts on other mysteries!

Oh, please........2002-11-08

A class on mysteries being taught in a journalism dept.? This absurdity strained my credibility past the point of being able to enjoy anything about the book.

Annie teaches a little class on murder.......2002-06-13

Annie Laurance Darling, owner of the mystery book store Death on Demand, is invited to teach a class on "Three Great Ladies of Mystery" at a local college. She looks forward to the challenge until she discovers that three of her students are her mother-in-law Laurel and two of her cronies. This is only the beginning of her troubles, however, because she soon discerns serious jealousy and in-fighting among faculty members. Before it's all over, there is a suicide, a murder and a bombing. There are lots of suspects and everyone seems to have a motive, so Annie is puzzled as to who's behind all the chaos. This is one of the better books of the series and it contains a lot of humor, and an interesting resolution to the mystery.

Very Enjoyable.......2001-12-02

This is one of the best Death on Demand mysteries.
One of the things that Carolyn does best is combine a little bit of humor with a little bit of mystery. She does that well in this book.

Annie is teaching a class about three great mystery writers only to have her plans upset by three ladies of mystery. One is Annie's mother in law, as always, is delightful. Slightly off kilter and yet she is on the mark with most things. The other two are fans of mysteries and known for causing problesm where they go. Very good.

Although it is usually easy to figure out who did it by the end of Carolyn Hart's books, it doesn't make it any less of an enjoyable read. THis is one of my favorite Death on Demand mysteries.

As an added bonus, you get a lot of references to other mysteries that are good reads as well.

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3 Titles By Carolyn Hart Death On Demand Series : Honeymoon With Murder A Little Class on Murder The Christie Caper
Carolyn Hart
Manufacturer: various
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: B000SPGH04

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Carolyn G. Hart: 5 Murder on Demand Mysteries (A Little Class on Murder, Honeymoon With Murder, Something Wicked, Design For Murder and Mint Julep Murder, 5 Books)

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Carolyn G. Hart: 5 Murder on Demand Mysteries (A Little Class on Murder, Honeymoon With Murder, Something Wicked, Design For Murder and Mint Julep Murder, 5 Books)
Carolyn G. Hart
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VWE652

Customer Reviews:

If you like elves in your kinky erotica, this is for you!.......2000-05-12

Three short stories by three different authors take us into the world of magic, violence, and sex. The first story is one of my favorites not just because it features a female dominant and a male submissive, but because we have enough time to empathize with both characters. The second story does not spend as much time on character development, we don't understand really how the elvish princess becomes a slave, but for those of the male dominant and female submissive bent it may be worth reading. The third story is gay in nature and gives us insight into the romantic aspects of fantasy erotica. For the price, it is worth purchasing.

Don't Bother.......2000-03-22

Having read a few of the books that she has edited, I was very disappointed in this one. The stories did not reach out and grab me the way that I expected them to. I would defintlty say you are better off with one of her other works

Three good stories in a small, low-quality booklet.......1999-01-26

This book contains three short stories. The first one, Slaver's Luck is duplicated in SM Visions by the same publisher. The cover and illustrations are amateurish, but the writing is good for this genre. My main complaint is that the book(let) is so small. I read the whole thing is under an hour.

Book Description

In 1996, Drs. Goldberg and O’Mara embarked on an in-depth review of the scientific literature concerning weight loss and improvements in serum lipids through diet, as well as all of the popular diets being touted at the time. Sifting through hundreds of studies, they set out to create their own diet — one based on the most proven elements and soundest data from the scientific literature. The diet they created emphasizes very low carbohydrates with normal protein amounts, using high monounsaturated fats and reducing saturated fats, eating plenty of fiber, as well as natural sources of vitamins and nutrients from a variety of vegetables and some dairy products. After first testing the diet on themselves, and both losing weight, they started a formal clinical study in moderate-to-severely obese subjects, and they and others have now tested this diet more informally with hundreds of people of varying weights and ages. The Four Corners Diet has proven to be a bold and easy plan for eating a healthy, nutritionally balanced diet at each meal, every day, for losing weight now—and keeping it off for life.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic!.......2005-03-27

This is one great book! Smart, insightful, well-rounded and delicous. I am losing already and feel like I am really doing something good for my body. More energy- more focus.
My only wish is for a better web-site and I hope they are working on a cookbook! Get this book today!

This is a healthy lifestyle!!!!.......2004-06-16

Not only have I lost weight on this diet, I also lowered my cholesteral. I originally took on this low carb lifestyle after my doctor hit me with the high cholesteral news about 5 years ago (which was long before the low carb craze of today). The original "go diet" was recommended at that time and I'm staying with the program with this book. Bottom line, simple reading, simple to implement into your life, simple to maintain. This diet works!

This is a great diet.......2004-06-16

I have been on this diet since it was called the GO diet. Not only did I lose all the weight I desired without starving myself to death, I have also managed to keep it all off!! This diet is so simple it's a wonder everyone isn't on it. Easy changes to my eating habits has resulted in a permanent change in not only my weight but also my overall health. The sleepy feeling halfway through the day is no longer there. I do not need to sleep as many hours at night as I used to either. I love this diet!! It's given me more energy and at least a couple more hours a day of "awake" time. To me that is priceless. My 29 year old son went on it and his triglycerides were improved by it. He remains on it to this day as he too believes it is a life style change and not just a weightloss diet. I am wondering if the "reader from Alabama" even read this book or is perhaps confusing the Four Corners diet with another diet, because coffee is a "pharmafood" and is NOT discouraged on this diet. It is, in fact, specifically included in the diet. I should know because I drink at least 3 or 4 cups of coffee a day - a habit I've had for 20 plus years now. I love this diet and I love this book. I will remain on this diet for the rest of my life.

I lost 45 lbs. with this diet with no side effects!.......2004-06-10

I have been on the Four Corners diet since August 2002. During that time I have lost 45 lbs. and have experienced no side effects of any sort. I have always battled with my weight and I have personally tried every diet on the market with no success. This book made me realize that I needed to completely change what I eat as well as my eating habits. This diet has changed my life and I have passed it on to friends, family, co-workers, basically anyone who asked me about my significant weight loss. After reading one of the customer reviews posted on Amazon, I was deeply troubled when someone questioned Drs. Goldberg and O'Mara's research and then shamelessly promoted a competing diet. I have known the O'Mara family personally for several years and I know first hand the extensive research and hard work Dr. O'Mara has put into this book. Her entire family follows this diet and her son, who started the diet the same time I did, has lost 85 lbs. and has kept it off to this day and also experienced a significant drop to his high blood pressure. I will continue to recommend this book to anyone who wants to lose weight in a healthy way.

I Didn't Like It Either.......2004-06-03

[...] I purchased this. What a disappointment.
There's a chapter that tells you what to do if the diet doesn't work. One suggestion is to count the carbs in black coffee! Because you're probably eating too many carbs. I don't think so! I'm not kidding, it actually says that...I mean are we morons?
I'm going back to Atkins.

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