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Honestly, even though José gets his education and succeeds in life, the whole story made me very sad. I felt sad for M’man Tine, who literally worked herself to death in the sugar cane fields. I felt sad for José’s mother, whom he rarely saw because she was always working somewhere else. I also felt […] read full post >>

The concept of cultural belonging pervades the beginning of the text, where he describes the appearance of the Old Man, enters the native city of Cuzco, and examines the stones of the Inca wall. The narrative style, which lies at the intersection betwe... read full post >>

 After reading Black Shack Alley, it left me with a weird empty feeling. I would say I felt quite strongly about the emotions portrayed in the book because this novel is describing just a small portion of emotions of real like events that are stil... read full post >>

 After reading Black Shack Alley, it left me with a weird empty feeling. I would say I felt quite strongly about the emotions portrayed in the book because this novel is describing just a small portion of emotions of real like events that are stil... read full post >>

I READ Joseph Zobel’s Black Shack Alley in one day. read full post >>

Hi, everyone! Just finished reading the Black Shack Alley, I feel a little sad because of José. I am sad because in José’s world, the life constrained by structure is sad.M'man Tine as a perfect example of being constrained by structure, is working as... read full post >>

Hi, everyone! Just finished reading the Black Shack Alley, I feel a little sad because of José. I am sad because in José’s world, the life constrained by structure is sad.M'man Tine as a perfect example of being constrained by structure, is working as... read full post >>

  So, I’ve been sitting with this book for more hours than I’d like to admit. It’s called Nada which literally means “nothing”, and honestly, that’s exactly what it feels like at first. But Carmen has this way of writing a “quiet” story that somehow sits right in your chest. Since the main character and […] read full post >>

Like many of the other posts, this made me a uncomfortable. The vibe of the book was a little off to me. It was a great book to read and it was an easy red (compared to Proust and Bombal), … Continue reading → read full post >>

Boys, be honest, did all of u have the same pervy little crushes on your mommies too? read full post >>

The whole novel of Nada felt eery to me, like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. I suppose this is because of the aftermath of the Spanish civil war, as the lecture video states that the family’s trauma haunts the narrative – so it’s more like the shoe has already dropped, and everything […] read full post >>

 Hello all, and welcome back to the cottage. I can't even begin to tell you the number of times I sighed during this week's read, and that's only for the beginning. But what an optimal time it was to read Agostino, considering that I recently... read full post >>

 Hello all, and welcome back to the cottage. I can't even begin to tell you the number of times I sighed during this week's read, and that's only for the beginning. But what an optimal time it was to read Agostino, considering that I recently... read full post >>

In grade 11, we read the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, and my jaw dropped through every page as the story played out. Then, I learned about the Oedipus and Electra complexes in psych, and felt a mixture of being unsettled and in disbelief. This book gave me that same feeling all over again (╥﹏╥) and each […] read full post >>

Was Andrea going crazy because she’s starving or is it because she's a teenager OR is it the calle de aribau? Andrea seems to be okay at first, then she was speaking about how she was at her dad's cousin's house,she admitted that she didn't really... read full post >>