Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Wow. [Spoilers!] You are told right away that this is the story of two brothers killing the man who took their sister's virginity out of wedlock, but that's not really it. This is the story of an entire town ruining lives and murdering a man in perfect silent coordination. The brothers clearly don't want to do it and run around town telling everyone their plans so someone will stop them- but no one will. Society does stuff like this all the time....read more

"All right girl," he told her, trembling with rage, "tell us who it was."

She only took the time necessary to say the name. She looked for it in the shadows, she found it at first sight among the many, many easily confused names from this world and the other, and she nailed it to the wall with her well-aimed dart, like a butterfly with no will whose sentence has always been written.

"Santiago Nasar," she said.

How is this so gorgeous even after b...read more

Beautiful book. Loved the different perspectives and uncovering the full story as the book went on.

Absolutely stunning. Márquez crafts a fantastical narrative full of psychological fairytale elements that make it impossible to put the book down. His culture is woven into every page. The journalistic style of writing is refreshing and fits perfectly into the cyclical nature of the book. A beautiful, never ending tragedy.