One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquezby Gabriel García Márquez
Shares rank 53 of 122 novels by recommenders
People recommend it for its opening line and as a favorite book; the author reportedly preferred Gregory Rabassa's English translation.
People recommend it for its opening line and as a favorite book; the author reportedly preferred Gregory Rabassa's English translation.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Favorite book of all time
“My favorite book of all time is One Hundred Years of Solitude”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Jules Verne's Lost Novel” Opening line praised as a banger
“It's a fucking banger of an opening line.”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Opening lines of famous literary works” Author preferred Rabassa's translation
“García Márquez preferred Rabassa's English translation to his original”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Opening lines of famous literary works”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| One Hundred Years of Solitudeby Gabriel García MárquezThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“My favorite book of all time is One Hundred Years of Solitude”
“It's a fucking banger of an opening line.”
“García Márquez preferred Rabassa's English translation to his original”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.