Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Chosen by Mike

Consensus: Beautiful writing, but an incredibly dense read.

Tim: C ("I'd rather have cholera than read this book")
Jessica: A- ("Not a typical love story--the 'old romance' is beautiful.")
Mike: B ("A good book, but hard to read.")
Karen: B ("The last fifteen pages are fantastic--I just can't figure out if they justify having to read the whole book.")
Catherine: I ("Even after hearing you guys talk about it, I'm not interested in finishing it.")