Marquez's message vs. Updike

I believe that Marquez and Updike share one distinguishing characteristic in their writing styles, EXTREME detail. For me, the detail almost seems to engulf the novel and take away from the meaning behind the writing; it almost hides what the authors are trying to portray. I do believe that both do a good job of actually placing you in the novel. In doing so, I believe that both authors create the most relatable stories, regardless if they're believeable or not. You develop a more intense association with the characters in the novels and share, to a greater extent, in their experiences throughout the text. I do believe that Updike seems a bit more grounded in his writings where Marquez almost comes off to me as a hopelessly romantic idealist. The both have interestingly dissimiliar views on love. Marquez believes that love is all-powerful, it can rise you up just as easily as it can slam you to the ground. Updike doesn't seem to share in this reverence as love is all but absent in his writings. Surprisingly enough, they both include ironic conotation to their feelings about the characters polygamy. Updike takes the more literal stance as Rabbit's infidelity is against his bonds of marriage and moral and financial responsibilities to his wife, not his love for her. Florentino's polygamy is against his love for Fermina, there is no legal bond. Interestingly enough, he sees himself as monogomous as he claims he is still a virgin, which I take to mean a "virgin of love" because he's never trully loved another, he's just bed. Therefore, I believe that Updike uses sex and Marquez uses love. I believe that both authors, though similiar in writing styles, put an odd twist on their opinions and offer up oposing views of life and love.