Long comment ahead. Great review thank you. I'd love to discuss Amarantha's character and the forgotten purpose of José Arcadia Buendia's journey to Macondo. You mention the weirdness of Amarantha's character rejecting these love pursuants. This dynamic of hers represents how years of torment impacted upon her mental health, and that ugly, enduring jealousy infected her forever. Refusing Crespi, although surprising, was to her possibly a bittersweet revenge, but also the kind of instant decision a person with a poor mental condition would do. Same again in the situation with her nephew - a bittersweet victory that represents the imbalance of her mind. When her chance at love eventually arose, she was incapable of choosing happiness as her role was always as carer in the Buendia family. Caring was the only aspect of life she found happiness in (Even after Úrsula became fed up with helping her in the end). It wasn't weird, just her character's resulting mental condition. I wish reviews would mention their voyage across mountains was not only to escape ancestral superstion, but José's mad mission to live beside the sea. He dragged families for 2 yrs eventually stopping at a swamp in exhaustion but after being begged to stop. He reluctantly builds Macondo. After which, he eventually locates the Sea *20kms away* years later, and laughably by then nobody cared, not even Úrsula or him. A wasted mission brushed over!! I loved it, but I definitely overused the Netflix speed button to hurry some long shots. Brilliant novel, but a "4 star" part 1 TV show for me.
I love this comment, and couldn't agree with you more about Amarantha. Labeling her behavior as "weird" and leaving it at that didn't sit well with me, and I'm truly appreciative of the way you've articulated your thoughts on this. I think you're spot on. Thanks again for the comment!
Thank you for the kind words. Do you have any other recommendations for Colombian books? I'd like to expand my scope a bit this coming year and read things outside of the Anglocentric mainstream.
If you like the genre, I suggest El Reino de este Mundo by Alejo Carpentier. He’s Cuban and the story is a historical novel on the Haitian revolution. One of the best things I’ve read. Colombian i suggest Mutis and more recently Luis Carlos Barragán, El Gusano. Greetings from Colombia!
Probably my top book of all time, and I love reading and love a lot of books. I was a little concerned when I learned this happened, but I am gathering my courage to give it a try. I hope Garcia-Marquez isn't rolling over in his grave, and that this adaptation encourages people to read this amazing, enchanting, heart wrenching book. Thanks for this review!
Thank you for helping me understand my feeling of the movie or series. It did feel like a book. I had such an overwhelming feel that i couldn't express. Great eight hours 😢. My soul was touched. ❤
Thank you for reviewing this show! I was sad that i didnt find more reviews of this. This was the first book i ever read and a kid. Then reread as an adult. And rerereading now after the show. There is so much happening. Which is why i was so happy they didnt distroy this book with a movie. Like they did withlove in the time of cholera
Thank you so much! I hope, more than anythig, that this Netflix show inspires a new wave of people to pick up the book and give it a try who wouldn't have otherwise.
5:53 the "magical realism" made me think of the Brazilian Netflix show, Hidden City, and seems to be more prevalent in cultures that aren't westernized.
@theliterarynomad I haven't indulged in any Asian literature, but that doesn't surprise me because I see it a lot in their movies/shows. I have read several books by African and Caribbean authors, though, and have seen it there.
@@trmartin6821 Asian literature is one of the richest in the world. If you're into magical realism, I'd check out Japanese lit. There's tons of amazing stuff there. Another one of my favorites is Hong Kong literature. Specifically, I couldn't recommend Liu Yichang more. He's probably my favorite writer of all time.
That's a great idea. I'll definitely work on incorporating those types of materials when I'm talking about more visual mediums. Thanks for the comment and suggestion!
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Long comment ahead. Great review thank you. I'd love to discuss Amarantha's character and the forgotten purpose of José Arcadia Buendia's journey to Macondo.
You mention the weirdness of Amarantha's character rejecting these love pursuants. This dynamic of hers represents how years of torment impacted upon her mental health, and that ugly, enduring jealousy infected her forever. Refusing Crespi, although surprising, was to her possibly a bittersweet revenge, but also the kind of instant decision a person with a poor mental condition would do. Same again in the situation with her nephew - a bittersweet victory that represents the imbalance of her mind. When her chance at love eventually arose, she was incapable of choosing happiness as her role was always as carer in the Buendia family. Caring was the only aspect of life she found happiness in (Even after Úrsula became fed up with helping her in the end). It wasn't weird, just her character's resulting mental condition.
I wish reviews would mention their voyage across mountains was not only to escape ancestral superstion, but José's mad mission to live beside the sea. He dragged families for 2 yrs eventually stopping at a swamp in exhaustion but after being begged to stop. He reluctantly builds Macondo. After which, he eventually locates the Sea *20kms away* years later, and laughably by then nobody cared, not even Úrsula or him. A wasted mission brushed over!!
I loved it, but I definitely overused the Netflix speed button to hurry some long shots. Brilliant novel, but a "4 star" part 1 TV show for me.
I love this comment, and couldn't agree with you more about Amarantha. Labeling her behavior as "weird" and leaving it at that didn't sit well with me, and I'm truly appreciative of the way you've articulated your thoughts on this. I think you're spot on. Thanks again for the comment!
Colombian here; read the book twice , and your commentary is excellent. It's like watching a book.
Thank you for the kind words. Do you have any other recommendations for Colombian books? I'd like to expand my scope a bit this coming year and read things outside of the Anglocentric mainstream.
If you like the genre, I suggest El Reino de este Mundo by Alejo Carpentier. He’s Cuban and the story is a historical novel on the Haitian revolution. One of the best things I’ve read. Colombian i suggest Mutis and more recently Luis Carlos Barragán, El Gusano.
Greetings from Colombia!
@@asdrualsanto7821 Thank you for these recommendations. I'll be looking into them right away. El Reino de este Mundo sounds amazing.
Probably my top book of all time, and I love reading and love a lot of books. I was a little concerned when I learned this happened, but I am gathering my courage to give it a try. I hope Garcia-Marquez isn't rolling over in his grave, and that this adaptation encourages people to read this amazing, enchanting, heart wrenching book. Thanks for this review!
Thank you for this comment! I'm excited to hear what you think after watching.
Thank you for helping me understand my feeling of the movie or series. It did feel like a book. I had such an overwhelming feel that i couldn't express. Great eight hours 😢. My soul was touched. ❤
Mine too. I can't wait until the second part comes out. This was easily one of the best series I watched in 2024.
Thank you for reviewing this show! I was sad that i didnt find more reviews of this. This was the first book i ever read and a kid. Then reread as an adult. And rerereading now after the show. There is so much happening. Which is why i was so happy they didnt distroy this book with a movie. Like they did withlove in the time of cholera
Thank you so much! I hope, more than anythig, that this Netflix show inspires a new wave of people to pick up the book and give it a try who wouldn't have otherwise.
Excellent review!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
5:53 the "magical realism" made me think of the Brazilian Netflix show, Hidden City, and seems to be more prevalent in cultures that aren't westernized.
I agree. You notice it A LOT more in non-Western literature, particularly Latin American and Japanese, from my experience.
@theliterarynomad I haven't indulged in any Asian literature, but that doesn't surprise me because I see it a lot in their movies/shows. I have read several books by African and Caribbean authors, though, and have seen it there.
@@trmartin6821 Asian literature is one of the richest in the world. If you're into magical realism, I'd check out Japanese lit. There's tons of amazing stuff there.
Another one of my favorites is Hong Kong literature. Specifically, I couldn't recommend Liu Yichang more. He's probably my favorite writer of all time.
Great video, I'd recommend inserting some image references amid video
That's a great idea. I'll definitely work on incorporating those types of materials when I'm talking about more visual mediums. Thanks for the comment and suggestion!