Compare/Contrast #2 Writing style

In this post I would like to discuss the differences in the writing style between the two authors. I would also like to explain why I personally like one more than the other. I believe that “Catcher in the Rye” was a better book than “Love in the Time of Cholera” to read overall.

“Love in the Time of Cholera” was written in third person by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. When I first started reading this book, I found it very confusing. I was hesitant to read it because I hardly understood what was happening. It was very oddly worded throughout the first quarter of the book and this is one of the main things that made this book less fun to read. For example the first sentence says, “It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of unrequited love.” It does not really make sense and it is never explained why almonds make him think of love later on in the book. One thing that made this book on more level of confusing was the way that Marquez introduced characters. He would describe how the looked but they weren’t given roles in the story.

In contrast “Catcher in the Rye” was written in first person by J.D. Salinger. I think that this book was much better to read and enjoy because of the way that Salinger wrote it. Unlike Marquez, Salinger gave each character a role in the book without describing in too much detail, how they appeared. Salinger also wrote in a more simplistic way, without using analogies. It was easy to understand and it was much more enjoyable to read. I think that Salinger really gave an in-depth story about Holden’s life even though the book was set in about one week. In contrast, Marquez gave much detail for the years and years that the book was set in.