Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Here’s an odd and interesting little book by the master of magic realism. It’s much more accessible than 100 Years of Solitude seemed to me at first try. I do plan to attempt Solitude again soon, however. The premise is that a 90-year-old man decides to celebrate being 90 by having himself a virgin. But when he arrives, the young girl is sound asleep. He watches her sleep, then sleeps himself. He continues arranging for the same girl for a year, and falls in love with her, although he never sees her awake. Spend the requisite hour or two it will take you to read it and see what you think.Here’s an odd and interesting little book by the master of magic realism. It’s much more accessible than 100 Years of Solitude seemed to me at first try. I do plan to attempt Solitude again soon, however. The premise is that a 90-year-old man decides to celebrate being 90 by having himself a virgin. But when he arrives, the young girl is sound asleep. He watches her sleep, then sleeps himself. He continues arranging for the same girl for a year, and falls in love with her, although he never sees her awake. Spend the requisite hour or two it will take you to read it and see what you think.