tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743710294218199902.post628550206994062699..comments2010-04-15T22:06:50.176-07:00Comments on Siena's 365 Blog: Garcia Marquez 1Sienahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06149534349568924259noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743710294218199902.post-50767454461490090192010-04-14T23:47:02.598-07:002010-04-14T23:47:02.598-07:00It's funny. Many people seem to have read thi...It's funny. Many people seem to have read this book before! But what's funnier is that many of them seem to be saying that they didn't finish it. I think it's just really hard to wrap your head around at first, but once you begin to understand the use of magical realism in the novel, the understanding becomes much easier. <br /><br />On another point, the part of the story where they replaced the birds with clocks to represent the modernity and technology of Macondo is my favorite part. Not because I think clocks are cooler than birds, but because it is so representative of our present culture. I find birds to be soothing and happy, where as clocks reinforce exact time, schedules, appointments, etc. To me, the introduction of clocks to Macondo's society is a representation of the end of a simple, and to me, a happier life.brhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884503441163666491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743710294218199902.post-21664177015564987972010-03-02T19:19:11.691-08:002010-03-02T19:19:11.691-08:00I also read this in English years ago, and it'...I also read this in English years ago, and it's almost creepy how the images and plot twists come back to me even through the language barrier. Cause I know I'm not entirely understanding the grammar and vocabulary, but I can still understand the story. There's nothing like feelin' smart!Crabtree Writing Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090327594461295079noreply@blogger.com