The grand old man of letters has reached 80.!!!
And still talented & relevant as his recent Memoirs of my Melancholy Whore showed.

I don't think anything will ever take the place of One Hundred Years of Solitude for me, but I'll continue to read everything GGM writes. He's a genius. I love the atmosphere of decay in most of his books.

I have to say Happy Birthday to the author of my favorite novel. That's just the way it is. One Hundred Years of Solitude hit me in 1973 in a way which is probably impossible to duplicate. When a specific book colors ALL your reading, that means something.

Look at us in our little GGM love-in...hee hee

I particularly like The Autumn of the Patriarch

I didn't say "Happy Birthday, Gabriel Garcia Marquez," so I'll say it now. "Happy Birthday!" May you live many more healthy, happy, productive years.

One Hundred Years of Solitude is a book I've never been able to stop thinking about. I can't conceive of even being able to write such a masterpiece, let alone actually doing it.

I also love Love in the Time of Cholera and Of Love and Other Demons. I've always wanted to read The General in His Labyrinth, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I haven't read The Autumn of the Patriarch, but I think I'll have to soon. I just read a short synopsis and it sounds terrific. I love the way GGM's books are infused with the torpor (right word, I hope) and decay of the jungle. I love books that are highly infused with atmosphere.

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Originally posted by Ishmaels coffin:
Look at us in our little GGM love-in...hee hee

I particularly like The Autumn of the Patriarch

I don't bloody believe it! Wanna get married? Bigamy's legal in Victoria

AOTP is far and away his best, IMO. Revolver to 100 Ys O S's Sgt. Pepper

OK, quick, somebody, find something me and the Duke disagree on...I really don't wanna move to Victoria...

Um, um, , ummm, oh, yeah...how good is Sticky Fingers??!!...I play that album every day, full volume...whew, that shld do it..

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Originally posted by Ishmaels coffin:

Um, um, , ummm, oh, yeah...how good is Sticky Fingers??!!...I play that album every day, full volume...whew, that shld do it..

I think we should see other people.

Love In the Time of Cholera is pure bliss to read. What a legacy to leave, all of this great literature.