100 Years of Solitude

I have begun the book...and I am jumping ship. I'm not even following the Pearl rule, either. Turns out, I don't like magical realism and I don't get this book. The other Garcia Marquez book I read, Memories of My Melancholy Whores was not that great and I know this is on all sorts of lists. Several people I know hold this as one of their favorite books. Perhaps there is something wrong with me. However, I did read and enjoy War and Peace so I am capable of tackling literature not just genre fiction. Bottom line...thumbs down on Garcia Marquez, so far, for me. The rest of you can decide to read it or join Sally and me in our escape pod.