UTMC

Can we get a little context on that sig line of yours?

Races condemned to one hundred years of solitude do not get a second chance on earth. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Only thing by him I read was Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and I didn't particularly enjoy it (maybe because it was part of the curriculum and we had to pic every goddamn paragraph apart...).

Well, to give you full context would be a plot spoiler.
Let's just say that if you were to read 100 Years of Solitude, it's a very powerful line.
I liked the book a lot. I would suggest it.

I'm not much of a reader these days. I will say that "100 years of solitude" and "Love in the time of Cholera" were well worth reading in my opinion.

"Solitude" that's the one about the ice, right? Great book.

There's a part about ice in it, yes.
It's not really ABOUT ice, it's about a family known as the Buendias, whose rise and fall is intertwined with a town called Macondo in Mexico.

I was just being a smartass. It really is a great book though.

Magical Realism? I think that's how I would describe it.

That is a good way to describe it.
The way he writes about magical things with such nonchalance, making them seem just a normal part of every day life is really amazing. It's a large part of what makes the story captivating and compelling.

I can also recommend Innocent Erendira and Other Stories.

If you like magical realism, you should also read some John Crowely.