One Hundred Years of Solitude is an engaging, epic tale of the residents of the city of Macondo. The family chronicle centers on five generations of descendants of José Arcadio Buendía and his wife Ursula. Jose Arcadia Buendia, the pa¬triarch of Macondo oversees the village’s creation and decides how life would be lived there. It is a magical place where no one is over the age of thirty and no one dies. The author brilliantly draws the reader into the epic story wrought with family challenges and setbacks. The story details numerous mystical experiences and is a truly poetic read. –Kasey Riley