Book 80 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 9/10. Really enjoyed this magical book which with its combination of allegory, Columbian politics and magical realism is a heady brew. A hundred years of the Buendia family is contained in the pages of the book which takes the village of Macondo from its founding by the first Buendia, through its development and survival through civil war, plague, pestilence and the ravages of foreigners and the banana company. Would have given it 10 if the book had had more of a story. Still a fantastic read though.