books
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So long WordPress.com
This will be my final blog for the semester, crazy! This year has flown by so fast. I think after reading a book a week for the semester, except for one, I’ve definitely found a new love for novels that aren’t just romance or short-stories. I can say I’ve come to realize that my reading…
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Little Women – Jo vs. Amy but make it Elena vs. Lila
The book that I chose to read this week was “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante. I think I chose this book in the beginning of the semester because it sounded familiar and now I know why – there’s a TV Show adaptation on Crave! Never watched it but now I might have to as…
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Maybe death is a good thing? Death with Interruptions
This book is definitely my favourite read so far in the semester, as this type of read and genre is right up my alley. I loved how basically almost instantly we were raised with questions about the nature of human existence and our relationship as humans with morality. Basically, the “removal of death” in the…
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Beyond the Robbery – Money to Burn
While reading this book, I had to continuously remind myself that this is based on a true story as I would always seem to forget. This book, which was about an armed gang who stole 7 million Argentine pesos and escaped from Buenos Aires where the whole robbery took place and fled to Montevideo, Uruguay…
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Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number?? “The Lover”
This week I read the book “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras. It was a little confusing as the POVs do switch from first-person to third-person quite often throughout the book. For example, in the beginning of the novel, we read about her experience on the boat and then all of a sudden we find out…
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Interactive Exploration – If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
I did not expect going into this novel, for it to be an interactive book, involving us as readers in the story. Also going into the book, I didn’t know what role we would play in the story as the writer of the book would continuously tell us what kind of reader we should be,…
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Innocence Lost , Realities Found by Alberto Moravia
This book started off with a seemingly idyllic scene, as a young boy enjoys a carefree vacation with his mother on a sunny beach. Initially, their relationship appears wholesome and healthy. However, I noticed a few chapters later, this wasn’t really the case. Throughout the book, I didn’t how I felt towards the narrator, sometimes…
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Week 4 – Navigating Life and Death with Ana Maria
Overall, I think this is my favourite read so far. The title “The Shrouded Woman” alone was both interesting and captivating. It almost added an air of mystery to the narrative. I found that it had more of the structure that I was familiar with, similar to the standard structure that I have seen before…
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Week 3 – Nadja
The beginning of the novel was a little confusing to me. Right from the very start, it was explained to the reader why the narrator felt that the only way to fully understand a person is by comprehending what they haunts. Moreover, throughout the novel, the narrator uses several complex words. He also uses sentences…