I mean, it's not like Marquez was a Dan Brown sort of author. He is clearly talented and his works have undisputed value in the history of literature, particularly for the region. It's strictly a matter of taste, and not of contempt.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
So I finally got around to reviewing Gabriel García Márquez's Cien años de soledad/OHYS...
- 26/04/2014 12:04:43 AM
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I just couldn't stand the novel.
- 28/04/2014 05:34:44 PM
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Indeed, tastes do differ
- 02/05/2014 02:56:20 AM
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I recognize that other people can appreciate the book
- 02/05/2014 03:30:30 PM
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