The Hour of the Star

It almost felt like I was reading two stories in one within this book, one of them being about Macabea’s life and the other about the narrator’s constant anxiety about writing this.

7. The Time of the Doves

I felt that the narration of this text was very closely tied to Natalia’s inner thoughts.

6. The Violence of Advancement

I thought this would be a story that wasn’t unheard of before, a gifted child escaping poverty through education.

A Freudian Nightmare

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

Post-Mortem, Pre-Clarity

One would assume that a story narrated from the literal grave would lack a sense of momentum and engagement that feels somewhat understimulating to any average reader.

3. Being Intelligent is a Bad Career Move

I think everyone took a long drawn sigh of relief reading this after Proust.

2. Waiting for a Goodnight Kiss

Why does nothing happen in Combray and why that matters

Introductory blog

Hello!