This took a while to read, not least because of weekends and everything else getting in the way...
Ordered Chronologically, with the first written in 1947, and every couple of years thereafter, these are an interesting read in that Marquez would later go on to win the Nobel Prize. And while always recognizably himself, it's not until the 60's that I start to see the stories coming together in a way that I appreciate, and so in this you're given the chance to see someone get better at their craft.
So, it took a while to read, as it progressed more and more worthwhile, but I should stop this hunting down of favorite authors and move on to others, my desk is cluttered with more (and more) books to be read, and I'm all out of time...