I felt that this book by Marquez felt short of his other works. A short fictional work, it is about a 90 year old man who decides to pay for a whore on his birthday, and his obsession with her youth, beauty, and innocence. It is the story of his sexual history and his relationship with women who are paid to give him the attention that he lacks in all other aspects of his life. This piecelacks the depth of his other works, but is short enough to make it worth the read.