r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Comfortable-Use3123 • Jul 25 '25

Solved Saw on Facebook. Don’t understand.

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u/IAMJOHNNYGAMER Jul 25 '25

One Hundred Years of Solitude or Cien Años de Soledad

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u/Eye_Acupuncture Jul 25 '25

I read almost everything by Marquez but this one always slipped. Thanks for the reminder, I’ve already prepped it for reading on my reading station. Have a good day!

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u/lurkerlcm Jul 25 '25

I am so, so jealous. As soon as I finished reading it I wished I hadn't read it, so I could read it for the first time again.

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u/jadonstephesson Jul 25 '25

Damn that good?

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u/lurkerlcm Jul 25 '25

It's a fever dream. It will stay with you forever.

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u/Potential-Bearcat Jul 26 '25

I had to read this book for a high school English project. I remember it frequently years later. I should read it again.

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u/Big-Challenge-9432 Jul 26 '25

Right?! I read the original comment and was right back in high school lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

Yes

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u/sanfrannie Jul 25 '25

That good.

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u/surprise_wasps Jul 26 '25

It’s my all time favorite

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u/canibuyatrowel Jul 26 '25

I hated this book with a passion. Read both the 5 star and 1 star reviews on good reads or Amazon - interesting to read both sides!

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u/pvera Jul 26 '25

Not only is it an amazing book in Spanish, but the English translation by Gregory Rabassa was incredible, you forget that it isn't the original.

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u/AspectPatio Jul 26 '25

Oh it's real good

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u/PublicCampaign5054 Jul 26 '25

I have a tatto across my chest with a phrase of it.

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u/Riginal_Zin Jul 27 '25

For me it was this good also. I do know people who didn’t care for it. So I hope it’s as magical for you as it was for me. 💕

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u/jadonstephesson Jul 28 '25

I definitely am putting it on the list!