tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post1304441077820071934..comments2023-12-22T10:17:24.280-05:00Comments on Bookpuddle: He is Marquez!Ciprianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-62042346161997117852008-05-04T12:03:00.000-04:002008-05-04T12:03:00.000-04:00Dear Everyone:The consensus is in.We are unanimous...Dear Everyone:<BR/>The consensus is in.<BR/>We are unanimous in seeing this as an extremely well-written, well-translated, important and beautiful and enduring piece of literature!<BR/><B>Marg</B>, I encourage you to rent the movie. It is great.<BR/><B>Merisi:</B> That is incredible, meeting Edith Grossman. The only other Marquez I have read is 100 Years, and that was translated by Gregory Rabassa, and I am wondering how much my preference for Love In The Time of Cholera has to do with Grossman's translation. This is one of those books that makes one wish they could read Spanish.<BR/><B>Stefanie:</B> Ditto! I want to read more of Marquez, also.<BR/><B>Isabella:</B> Thank you for the "Garcia Marquez" note..... yet in my local Chapters store, he is found in the "M's".... I am now going to do a survey of all bookstores I visit! <BR/>Do a <B>G</B><--allup Poll!<BR/><B>Maggie:</B> I too, hesitated to write about the book, because it is just one of those things that one cannot do justice to, in a review or synopsis.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-76804417998387795302008-05-04T11:34:00.000-04:002008-05-04T11:34:00.000-04:00Kinda like Cher and Madonna!?! :DI loved this book...Kinda like Cher and Madonna!?! :D<BR/><BR/>I loved this book so much I choose not to write about it. I wanted to keep it personal.maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-84651589389649526912008-05-03T13:34:00.000-04:002008-05-03T13:34:00.000-04:00I loved this book when I read it ages ago, but I r...I loved this book when I read it ages ago, but I remember very little about it. It's one of few books I'm determined to REread some day.<BR/><BR/>(Techinically, I believe it's "Garcia Marquez" and should be filed under "G" in shops and libraries.)Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-37116645681785751762008-05-03T09:19:00.000-04:002008-05-03T09:19:00.000-04:00It's a marvelous book, isn't it? I read it so long...It's a marvelous book, isn't it? I read it so long ago I don't remember the details, but I do remember enjoying it very very much. I must read it again sometime but there is so much of garcia marquez that I haven't read. Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-41255732176082610942008-05-03T06:37:00.000-04:002008-05-03T06:37:00.000-04:00Cip,I agree a 100% with your opinion, except that ...Cip,<BR/>I agree a 100% with your opinion, except that I do not remember the story as inconclusive. Should I have had doubts were I had none? Did Marquez let me imagine things?<BR/>My copy of the book, the large Penguin Pb, is yellowed and tattered, yet it is one of my most treasured possessions (I also love the cover illustration of a female nude in front of lush green vegetation). The congenial translation by Edith Grossman is a masterwork on its own, with Edith having composed Marquez's book in his spirit but her own words. If Marquez would have written his novel in English, I bet that he wouldn't have found a better way to express himself. <BR/>I have read the book in two more languages, but none of those other translations, albeit very good, compares to Grossman's feat.<BR/>(<I>I have met Edith G., at a "Birthday Party" for Pablo Neruda in Washington DC. Should you ever have the opportunity to hear her talk about her devotion to the authors she translates, do not miss it.</I>)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-42994224049349065992008-05-03T02:02:00.000-04:002008-05-03T02:02:00.000-04:00I loved this book when I read it, but haven't seen...I loved this book when I read it, but haven't seen the movie yet. I wonder if I am going to be able to track it down somewhere.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com