I disliked the book as a whole. It had a good message of love and passion, but then again it had a message of old age, pain, decay, and death. I felt that eve the message of love was a bit confusing; if you truly love someone, even if you go away and come back, that love should remain strong and true, but if it does in fact fade and you find a new love in someone else, you can never really let go of the previous love. Florentino never let go of his feelings, and I find it quite puzzling that Fermina could just move on like it never happened; that makes me question her feelings for Florentino from the very beginning because in my opinion, true love never dies so maybe she merely liked Florentino. I also did not care for Florentino's character. He seemed too desperate and too needy of Fermina's love, even when she clearly wasn't going to give it to him. I understand his feelings for her were strong, but I do not understand why he kept trying for such a long time, getting hurt time and time again. If that were me, I would have given up when I knew for a fact that it was over. Though I admire that the author made him determined to get her back, I didn't appreciate how h went about doing it. Love letters are fine, but showing up to the man's funeral, not to pay his respects, but to attempt to gain the affection of his widow is unacceptable; I admire his intentions of love, but I do not respect his actions.
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