Books Like One Hundred Years of Solitude

Looking for books like One Hundred Years of Solitude? Seven generations of the Buendia family live, love, and repeat each other's mistakes in the mythical town of Macondo.

What tends to stick with readers is its thought-provoking, emotional and magical realism feel. The book that made magical realism a household term. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a long, slow-paced read (reading level: challenging), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

7 books you might enjoy

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Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Love in the Time of Cholera shares One Hundred Years of Solitude's emotional appeal. Both carry the #magical-realism and #classic tags. It's an easier read than One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Long · Slow pace · Moderate
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The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky
If it was the thought-provoking side of One Hundred Years of Solitude you loved, The Brothers Karamazov delivers it too. Both carry the #classic and #dense tags. It's a more demanding read than One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Long · Slow pace · Demanding
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3.
Beloved
Toni Morrison
Beloved shares One Hundred Years of Solitude's thought-provoking and emotional appeal. Both carry the #classic tag. It runs a bit longer than One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Medium · Slow pace · Challenging
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Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
If it was the thought-provoking side of One Hundred Years of Solitude you loved, Crime and Punishment delivers it too. Both carry the #classic and #dense tags. It's a more demanding read than One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Long · Slow pace · Demanding
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5.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird shares One Hundred Years of Solitude's thought-provoking and emotional appeal. Both carry the #classic tag. It runs a bit longer than One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Medium · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
If it was the thought-provoking and emotional side of One Hundred Years of Solitude you loved, Jane Eyre delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. It's an easier read than One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Long · Slow pace · Moderate
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
If it was the thought-provoking and emotional side of One Hundred Years of Solitude you loved, The Great Gatsby delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Fast pace · Easy to follow
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