My Basket Case

A love story of an unrequited love of Florentino Ariza to Fermina Daza.

Florentino is a hopeless romantic man whose love for Fermina becomes an obsession - for over half a century! When they were young, they exchanged letter as frequent as they could - everyday. This was done without the knowledge of Fermina's father, Lorenzo Daza.

Fermina was forced to marry the prominent doctor in town, Dr. Juvenal Urbino.

Florentino was contented just by having a mere glance from afar to Fermina while she was on the arms of her husband. After the rejection of his love, he was engaged from an affair to another. I couldnt count how many women he had slept with!

A very passionate person recommended this book. I read this book for over four months! The first three quarters of the book was very slow for me. The story just got exciting when it is nearly finished - when they are already in their old age....

Love in the time of Cholera. Love is like a disease that plagues the body....

Maybe Im really not that romantic and not that passionate but it is worth reading. Well, I gave it a shot...