Love in the Time of Cholera the reader is reminded repeatedly of his more sinister exploits. The novel examines romantic love in myriad forms, both "ideal" and "depraved", and continually forces the reader to question such ready-made characterizations by introducing elements antithetical to these facile judgments. García Márquez's main notion is that lovesickness is literally an illness, a disease comparable to cholera. Florentino suffers from this just as he might suffer from any malady. At one point, he conflates his physical pain with his amorous pain when he vomits after eating flowers in order to imbibe Fermina's scent. In the final chapter, the Captain's declaration of
Love in Excess; or, The Fatal Enquiry Love in Excess; or, The Fatal Enquiry Love in Excess (1719–1720) is Eliza Haywood's best known novel. It details the amorous escapades of Count D'Elmont, a rake who becomes reformed over the course of the novel. "Love in Excess" was a huge bestseller in its time, going through multiple reissues in the four years following its initial publication. It was once compared in terms of book sales with "Gulliver's Travels" and "Robinson Crusoe". This information was revealed to be incorrect, the believed success of this novel is much more marginal, selling only about 6000 copies over 23 years. The first