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Is anybody reading this book?

I did read the last book,It was much better then the film.But I'am glad i did both but it just proves that books are better most of the times?

Hey just started the new book! Caramba, so I will catch up with you guys later.

All books are write with the best ideas and throughts and some of them make u like life in different ways, crying and laughing at the same time, happens to me and still have the hobbie of read the most greatest ideals and poems and these books is nothing of that but is some way of show life :)

I think she agreed with her dad more than she realized as far as her future was concerned otherwise she would have surrendered her heart completely and as quickly and willingly as she did with Dr. Urbino. She knew in her heart that their love was just an illusion. Child's play. That's my opinion. As for him, I don't know? I would like to think that he would have worshipped her his whole life even if they'd gotten together.

What do you think would have happened if Florentino and Fermina were allowed to get married? Or better yet if she hadn't realized their love was just an illusion at their young age? Do you think Florentino would love her the way he did all those 50-some years? Truthfully, I don't think he would have. That's not to say I believe he wouldn't have loved her, but I think it would have eventually turned into a love just like Fermina's and Dr. Urbino's. A more real kind of love. Have you finished with the book, Twinkie? What are your thoughts on it?

sorry for the confusion! To win the book you have to leave a comment about the CURRENT book of the month, which is Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Of course just leaving a comment showing interest in the book club in general qualifies you for the drawing as long as it's left here! Good luck!

Book clubs are cool. I think I need to let people know about this on-air tomorrow... maybe it will attract more readers for you. So, to win the book I have to already be reading the book? I'm confused. But that's OK, I always am. :)

Thanks for responding, Veronica. I have a few more questions for any other readers to assist you if you don't know the answer to the first question posted in one of my comments above.------- Do Fermina and Dr. Urbino succeed at "inventing true love" (p. 159)? -------- Does Dr. Urbino die a happy man? ------ Why does García Márquez use similar terms to describe the effects of love and cholera? --- Once again, these questions are to assist in beginning a discussion of the book. At this point in time, if you've read the whole book it's ok to discuss anything in it, since the official first deadline is within a few days anyways. After December 11th I will post the winner of the drawing and I'll also post the next book selection.

What happened to my paragraphs?

The movie was definitely not what I expected, but I still enjoyed it. Actually, there are rarely movies I don't enjoy, though. :) The movie went by fairly quickly but obviously they weren't going to jam the entire book into 2 hours. I think I would have enjoyed a mini-series though. :) Also, I LOVE Javier Bardem. He is such a great actor. I was so happy he was playing Florentino. Now as far as the book, it is still one of my favorites. I know a lot of people don't agree with a certain relationship he had, and frankly I don't either, but that just went to show how he wasn't perfect. Nor did Garcia Marquez try to even portray him as perfect. I won't elaborate in case someone still hasn't read the book. Those who have, though, may know what I'm talking about. Anyway, that part didn't ruin the book at all for me, or what I felt about Florentino. I wasn't THAT fond of Fermina, but I LOVED the way he never lost hope.

the question of the week was this: *(HINT) this answer is found within the first 70 pages When Tránsito Ariza tells Florentino he looks as if he were going to a funeral when he is going to visit Fermina, why does he respond by saying, "It's almost the same thing" ? Aside from this question, don't forget.... This is YOUR book club, folks! I'm just the moderator of sorts so feel free to post what you want whether it's quizzes you've found, your own thoughts, videos of you reading the book to a room full of elderly people while volunteering at a Convalescent home... you get the idea, right? LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!

I really enjoyed the movie. It was beautiful. And like I said, it even brought a few women to tears. I told my mom I was gonna buy it when it came on DVD so that we could both sit there in the privacy of our own homes crying "a moco tendido" haha.

I haven't seen the film but I heard it got bad reviews... so IT IS worth seeing? I would love to see it! Can you share the question again? :-) I swear I will get to my reading!